NHS Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist - Rhythm Management

Jarrodean Personnel Ltd; Danbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in England is looking for an experienced Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist in Cardiac Rhythm Management. This role involves overseeing a busy pacing clinic and supporting advanced procedures in a collaborative team environment. Applicants should possess substantial experience as a Cardiac Physiologist and leadership skills. The position offers a relocation package and continuous professional development opportunities. Ideal candidates will join a large teaching hospital committed to excellence in patient care.

Benefits

NHS Employee Benefits

Comprehensive induction program

Training and development support

Certificate of Sponsorship

£500 bonus for referrals

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Cardiac Physiologist.
• Experience with ICDs and biventricular pacemakers.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing a busy pacing clinic with hundreds of appointments.
• Collaborating for 700 PCI procedures annually.
• Support implantation of around 300 devices yearly.

Skills

Substantial post-qualification Cardiac Physiologist experience

Strong leadership and team-building skills

Communication with staff at all levels

Device accreditation (IHBRE or HRUK/BSE)

Membership of Heart Rhythm Society, UK/BSE

Education

Degree in Cardiac Physiologist

Job description

Offering a relocation package for applicants needing to relocate to take up this exciting opportunity, applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Cardiac Physiologists to join this NHS Trust's Cardiology team as Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist – Cardiac Rhythm Management at their large teaching hospital site based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. This is a Band 7 AfC post with an additional 12.5 % enhancement, although there is an opportunity to be appointed at a Band 6 post and be supported through competencies to Band 7.

International applicants are welcome to apply subject to meeting the person requirements below and a Certificate of Sponsorship is available for successful applicants.

Stevenage is 28 miles north of London with good travel connections; train travel times are as little as 25 minutes and access to the A1 motorway for north‑south access by road and 16 miles to the M25 London Orbital motorway.

The team/department: This is a close‑knit team, comprising a Band 8 Manager, four Band 7 Physiologists (including this post), two Band 6 Physiologists, three Band 5 Physiologists including apprentices.

The department has two dedicated Cath Labs and a Pacing Service, covering all aspects of invasive cardiology including conduction pacing and biventricular pacing, seeing over 2,500 pacemaker patients every year.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing and supporting a busy pacing clinic, managing approximately 300 face‑to‑face appointments and 1,000 remote follow‑ups each month for loops, brady, and complex devices.
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to perform 700 PCI procedures and 250 primary PCI procedures annually.
• Supporting the implantation of around 300 devices each year.

Person Requirements

• Degree‑qualified Cardiac Physiologist
• Substantial post‑qualification Cardiac Physiologist experience including ICDs and biventricular pacemakers
• Strong leadership and team‑building skills
• Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions
• Device accreditation (e.g. IHBRE or HRUK/BSE)
• Member of Heart Rhythm Society, UK/BSE

Other Information

This is one of the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so you’ll work with a great mix of patients and close working links with the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Cambridge.

Nominated by the Chief Nursing Officer for England, and NHS England, to be one of the first UK trusts to apply for the Pathway to Excellence programme creating a positive practice environment where our staff can excel.

Benefits

• In addition to full NHS Employee Benefits, this role offers a comprehensive induction program and a commitment to ongoing training, support and development in your career.
• Certificate of Sponsorship, if required and subject to meeting criteria.
• A generous £500 bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.