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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotation to CDC will become 12 hr/7 day working pattern)
Job ref
275-2507HSCP-RM
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
MFT Sheppey and Roachester CDCs
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2025 23:59

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Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist- Rhythm Management

Band 7

 

 

Job overview

Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist- Rhythm Management

Division: Medicine and Emergency Care

Care Group: Specialist Medicine

Band: 7 

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum

Interview Date: 27th August 2025

Specialise in rhythm management providing full technical analysis and interpretation of results for medical staff, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Participate in specialist complex devices clinics.  There maybe a requirement to rotate through the Community Diagnostic Centres at Rochester Healthy Living Centre and Sheppey Community Hospital as well as the acute site.

Main duties of the job

Specialise in complex rhythm management providing full technical analysis and interpretation of results for medical staff, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Device specialists will manage and run complex device and pacemaker clinics, identifying patients who require cardiologist review. Adapt programmes, in accordance with the guidelines of the British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group, and without medical supervision, making complex judgements to ensure that any patient who is unwell is assessed, diagnosed and referred as required.

Undertake all basic investigations to diagnose heart disease, and produce factual reports as required.

Make judgements on the severity of results, ensuring medical staff are informed immediately of any life threatening or urgent investigation results.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Undertake the range of highly complex investigations and produce full technical analysis and interpretation of results.

Ensure that all the correct procedures for dealing with urgent and non-urgent results are adhered to, supporting the junior staff at all times.

Participate and/or take the lead as a member of the resuscitation team if required when an emergency occurs in the department.

Complete trial evidence in accordance with trial protocols.

Performance and Review.

Responsible for the writing own reports of investigations on the department database.

Supervise and oversee the writing of reports of more junior staff

Make appointments for investigations as required.

Participate in individual performance review

Attend regular Echo meetings and assist with the organisation of these.

Service Planning

Assist with the implementation of new services as required

Take part in the implementation of any research based policies as required.

Clinical Governance/Quality

Support the achievement of quality projects

Participate in Echo audits and feedback results to Physiologists and Cardiologists

Participate in training of students and more junior staff in all aspects of the work of the department.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
  • BSE accreditation is essential
  • RCCP or equivalent
  • ILS
  • ASCST

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert in Echocardiography
  • Able to use all internal IT systems

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Minimum of 3 years as a qualified physiologist

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent patient manner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare O'Brien
Job title
Principal Cardiac Physiologist
Email address
[email protected]
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