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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-06-06-DR Vacancy ID: 6961464

Chief Cardiac Physiologist Team Lead

Closed for applications on: 26-Feb-2025 00:03

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 26-Feb-2025 00:03

Location

Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Postcode: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working
Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Will accept applications for a range of part time hours.)

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: 317 Cardio. ECG - Corporate

Interview date: 18/03/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Leads a designated area of practice within the cardiac rhythm management section and delivers a specialist clinical service e.g. autonomous role in running pacemaker and ICD follow-up clinics.
Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise
Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
Contributes to service and staff development including performing annual appraisals
Participate as required in the on-call rota to provide a 24-hour emergency service for pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
Responsible for electronic staff rostering and ensuring staffing is adequate for service need
To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of pacing.
To develop the highly specialised technical aspects of Bi ventricular pacing and defibrillator implantation and optimization, as well as the existing multisite pacing service.
To be flexible in working within other areas when service needs demand.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

MSc in Clinical Physiology, HNC / Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement or equivalent experience
Specialised postgraduate examinations i.e. BHRS
Previous experience at a Senior Clinical Physiologist level including extensive training and experience within area of speciality (Masters level equivalent).
RCCP state registration [Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists] or equivalent (HCPC or AHCS)

Desirable criteria

Recent clinical experience within area of speciality.
Experience and knowledge in all areas of non-invasive and invasive Cardiology.
Good IT skills

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience within highly specialised area, providing leadership, guidance, and detailed advice to all other rotational and specialised Clinical Physiologists.
To provide and coordinate the Cardiac Rhythm Management Service
To organise the running and rotation of staff within the CRM Department
To provide and develop the multisite pacemaker implantation and technically led follow up service
To provide and develop the ICD and Bi Ventricular implantation, optimisation and technically led follow up service.
To develop and implement training programs in pacing for Clinical Physiologists at Freeman Hospital in order to provide a high-quality service to the cardiothoracic team.
To provide training to staff groups on a regional basis in all aspects of pacing.
To participate in the teaching of the degree course in Clinical Physiology and to prepare and assist in the assessment of trainees to the required level.
To play an active part in research projects carried out at Freeman Hospital.

Desirable criteria

Research and Development experience.
Experience of leading a team

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Regular communication with all medical staff, nurses, patients, relatives, and carers.
Analysis and accurate conveyance of highly complex, sensitive, and possible contentious diagnostic information either verbally or by report to all levels of medical staff including Senior Registrars Consultants Cardiologists and Surgeons
To explain full range of complex non-invasive tests and effect of internal device implantation to adult and paediatric patients.
Persuasive and motivational skills essential for influencing patients undergoing exercise and long-term monitoring procedures, with precise instructions needed to obtain maximum results in all areas.
Relate factual information to often anxious and upset relatives regarding departmental examinations and procedures
Perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained
Extensive perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
Ability to empathise and console emotional patients clearly unwell or with life threatening defects.
To accommodate all patients with disabilities whether bed bound, in wheelchairs or with learning, language or behavioural difficulties.
Regular teaching to small regional groups, medical staff