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Main area
Cardiac Physiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
196-LIS9487
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St. Thomas' Hospital
Town
LONDON
Salary
£54,320 - £60,981 PA inc HCA Recruitment and retention payment £5275
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/05/2025 23:59
Interview date
22/05/2025

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Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Non-invasive)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

To perform and manage clinical physiology duties within the non-invasive and functional testing areas of cardiology, acting as the lead physiologist in this area.  The post holder will provide specialist professional direction and expertise in the technical environment of non-invasive cardiology and will act as a resource within the department to provide expert and specialist advice. 

To be responsible for maintaining and developing standards of performance and competency within non-invasive and associated areas. 

The post-holder will continuously monitor day-to-day service delivery, and suggest/recommend actions for improvement to the relevant clinical manager.

Main duties of the job

Post holder to perform the duties of a highly specialist independent practitioner, to competently perform a wide range of complex and highly complex specialised cardiac investigations in the non-invasive and invasive area; including exercise testing and Cardiopulmonary Exercise - functional MVO2 / autonomic testing / testing, ambulatory monitoring and analysis, interpretation and reporting of results.

Specific areas include, but not restricted to:

  • Exercise stress testing with treadmill & bicycle
  • Functional cardiopulmonary exercise testing with MVO2 analysis
  • ECG & BP ambulatory monitoring, including 12 lead Holter.
  • Specialist ECG recording and analysis including High lead and SAECG’s.
  • Invasive cardiology- Catheter lab (optional)
  • Implantable cardiac device implant and follow up including remote monitoring  (optional)

 To ensure appropriate and thorough documentation of all procedures on the Trust IT system (Sentinel and Epic), to record all aspects of the service. 

To act as an expert clinical role model and resource to staff in order to optimise quality of care delivery through facilitation of evidence based/best practice care. 

To demonstrate a high level of clinical competence in the care of cardiac patients and to support, develop and supervise staff in gaining clinical competence and confidence.

To work clinically up to 90% of their total working hours as the service requires.

Working for our organisation

The department offers  a wide range of services for patients with cardiac disease including congenital heart disease, inherited cardiac conditions and cardiac arrhythmia/syncope.  We have an excellent track record in training and developing staff and support apprentice, undergraduate, post graduate (STP) and higher specialist scientific training pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To participate in the development of training pathways for physiology staff, ensuring that all staff are trained to a high and consistent standard in accordance with individual staff and departmental objectives. 

To work with the management team to interpret and implement any policy documents as released that impact on cardiac physiology. 

Post holder will ensure to continue professional development and will be responsible for keeping own skills up to date, including Immediate Life Support and any accreditations; and acquire any new skills to develop the service. To personally undergo such training as is deemed necessary to maintain efficient discharge of duties. 

Post holder will be responsible for ensuring to undertake all Trusts mandatory training on an annual basis.

Person specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Professional Cardiac Physiology Exams (ie SCST / BHRS) if not PTP or Physiology degree.
  • Hold an ILS or ALS certificate
  • Be on the AHCS / PTP register or in the process of registration.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of post graduate study in clinical or management area
  • Higher training qualification (ie Cert Ed, FAETC)
  • Professional registration with HCPC as a Clinical Scientist

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate relevant experience at specialist or higher level non-invasive cardiac procedures
  • Ability to work as a solo practitioner at a highly specialist level
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate relevant experience at specialist or higher level interventional cardiac procedures
  • Experience of managing staff and budget
  • Experience of providing training & assessment
  • Experience of stock management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively at all levels in a multi-professional environment.
  • Able to build teams and work comfortably and effectively in a team environment.
  • Able to contribute to research-based activities.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to undertake research based activities as investigator

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Mark Squirrell
Job title
Principal Clinical Scientist (Cardiac Physiology)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07956403051
Additional information

Nicola Thackerberry (Head of non-invasive & CRM) 

[email protected]

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