(**) Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

Transformation Unit; Basildon; Presencial; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Band 6) to join the cardiac physiology team at Basildon. The role offers a permanent contract and 37.5 hours per week with on-call requirements as needed.

The post requires RCCP/HCPC registration, a degree in Cardiac Clinical Physiology, and postgraduate credentials. Applicants should be capable of independent echocardiography reporting and complex follow-up care.

Formación

• Registration with RCCP or HCPC is required.
• Degree in Cardiac Clinical Physiology is essential.
• Postgraduate MSc in Cardiac Physiology or equivalent is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist skills across a range of basic and advanced cardiac procedures.
• Develop highly specialist clinical knowledge in advanced techniques.
• Participate in training and supervision of the Cardiac Physiology team.
• Carry out administrative duties to support department management.

Educación

Registration RCCP/HCPC

Degree in Cardiac Clinical Physiology

MSc in Cardiac Physiology

Descripción del empleo

Main area Cardiac Physiology Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Various shifts hours and patterns Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Fri with on call where applicable to skillset) Job ref 390-CTC-BA-1928

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town BASILDON Salary £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Band 6

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are looking for Specialist Cardiac Physiologists to join our dedicated and friendly cardiac physiology team. We strive to ensure that a consistently high quality service is delivered to our patients, underpinned by a well-trained and motivated team. From our base in the modern Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC), we cover the whole Basildon site incorporating both tertiary and secondary care services.

This unique model of service provision spanning diagnosis to treatment pathways offers applicants an ideal opportunity to either expand skills into new areas or to develop existing skills to highly specialist levels. Applicants should be able to independently carry out and report on a range of procedures and be capable of managing their own workload. Ideally they should have knowledge and skills to support practice across a range of sub‑specialties e.g echo, cath lab, device management, ECG interpretation. It is desirable that applicants have experience of a more advanced field e.g electrophysiology, interventional cath lab, complex device follow up, complex echo.

Our department prides itself on actively encouraging the continuing development of our team members, both clinically and managerially. Alongside highly experienced Heads of Department, our dedicated Training Officer supports individuals to achieve professional success as well as ensuring skills are updated as services develop. We have an excellent track record of success in BSE accreditation and HRUK / IBHRE exams.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist skills covering a range of basic and advanced procedures with practice underpinned by relevant academic attainment and practical experience. Develop highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills in advanced techniques. Participate in training and supervision of the Cardiac Physiology team. Carry out administrative duties to support management of the department.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications commensurate with registration with RCCP or HCPC as Cardiac Physiologist / Cardiac Clinical Scientist
• Degree in Cardiac clinical physiology
• Post graduate education equivalent to MSc level in relevant to role Cardiac Physiology subject

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous employment as a qualified Cardiac Physiologist (Band 5 or above) or completion of a recognised Cardiac Physiology training programme ( STP / ETP)
• Able to carry out unsupervised and independently report on specialist cardiac investigations – e.g transthoracic echocardiography and / or brady follow up checks.
• Prior training / experience in complex echo procedures ( e.g TOE, stress)
• Participation in an interventional lab on call rotation (pacemaker implants and Primary PCI)

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name kuldeep singh Job title Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist - workforce lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 443 6421