Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist

Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

R&R premium 10%

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist to provide professional leadership across the cardiac physiology service. The post holder will combine expert clinical knowledge with strong managerial and leadership skills to ensure safe, effective and efficient delivery of services within a complex healthcare environment.

This is a 12-month fixed term position with a 10% recruitment and retention premium on top of the

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology - Cardiology required.
• Postgraduate MSc in a relevant cardiac specialty.
• Leadership/management qualification or accreditation.
• Experience in service planning and delivery.
• Experience in training staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of a highly specialised Clinical Physiology department for the Trust.
• Oversee highly complex invasive and non-invasive investigations as an expert practitioner.
• Ensure clinical access to facilities by cardiology and clinical teams across the Trust.
• Ensure smooth running of the unit and related duties.
• Lead department and individual projects, promoting research-informed practice.
• Deliver core and specialist training to staff on Clinical Physiology.
• Assist with development and design of the departmental business plan.
• Carry out administrative duties related to Clinical Physiology, including data entry on Epic.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Staff training

HR processes

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology - Cardiology

MSc certificate in cardiac specialty

Leadership training / accreditation

Job description

Job summary

Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist to provide professional leadership across the cardiac physiology service. The post holder will possess extensive knowledge of clinical cardiac physiology services, with a thorough understanding of service demands, workforce planning, and operational management.

The successful candidate will combine expert clinical knowledge with strong managerial and leadership skills, ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of services. They will be responsible for overseeing clinical workload management, service development, quality improvement initiatives, staff performance, and operational delivery within a complex healthcare environment.

This is a 12-month fixed term position with an additional recruitment and retention enhancement of 10% plus HCA.

Main duties of the job

• Manage the delivery of a highly specialised Clinical Physiology department for the Trust, ensuring that the service is effective and well-co-ordinated
• Manage highly complex invasive and non-invasive investigations as an expert practitioner within the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure clinical appropriate access to the facilities by cardiology departments and by clinical teams across the Trust.
• Be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the unit and all relevant duties.
• Encourage, implement and take a full role in departmental and individual projects, with a commitment to research based clinical practice.
• Participate in the delivery of core and specialist training to staff on a range of subjects relating to Clinical Physiology.
• In conjunction with the Lead Clinicians, Service Manager and Associate Director of Operations assist with development and design of the departmental business plan.
• Carry out administrative duties related to Clinical Physiology as required, booking appointments, ensuring accurate data entry onto Epic

About us

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Details

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496 a year

per annum inclusive + 10% R&R premium

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-HL-8203016

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Great Ormond Street

London

WC1N 3JH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.
• BSc Clinical Physiology - Cardiology
• Postgraduate (MSc) certificate in a relevant cardiac speciality e.g. EACVI CHD or BHRS or IBHRE
• Professional practice/leadership skills certificate or accreditation
• Specialist knowledge of Cardiology
• Experience of service planning and delivery
• Experience in training staff at all levels
• Experience in specialised role within a cardiac department, including a highly specialist level of independent practice
• Understanding of HR processes
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
• Ability to use initiative and prioritise own workload and that of junior staff
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Proactive approach to quality control and making improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of service
• Ability to function in stressful circumstances, assimilating a variety of clinical and managerial information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).