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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: 317-2025-20-32-DR Vacancy ID: 7168539

Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Science Practitioner

Accepting applications until: 26-May-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 26-May-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Freeman Hospital
Tref: 317 01 Freeman Hospital
Cod post: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Oriau

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 5/6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: 317 Cardio. ECG - Corporate

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 18/06/2025

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.

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Band 5

Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
Rotate through all sections of Cardiac Services department to build a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning.
Contribute to the delivery of training within the department

Band 6

Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
Participate in the on-call rota, providing a 24-hour emergency service for cardiac catheterisation labs for adult and paediatric patients.
Rotate through sections of Cardiac Services department to build and maintain a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning and designated advanced course attendances in order to develop an understanding of a specialist area of practice.
Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.

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

Band 6

Meini prawf hanfodol

BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or Healthcare sciences (Cardiac Science Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)).
RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent registration i.e., HCPC or AHCS
Immediate Life Support certification
Post-qualification experience as a Cardiac Physiologist, Cardiac Healthcare Science Practitioner or a newly qualified Cardiac Scientist with evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable competency in:
Specialist interpretation of both Adult and Paediatric Electrocardiograms (ECG), analysis of data and ability to write a factual report of findings on all ambulatory ECG recordings including Paediatric / Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients and patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.
Ability to set up and use all haemodynamic recording and monitoring equipment in cardiac catheterisation laboratory, including IABP set up and operation
Provide expert support for junior practitioners / physiologists in troubleshooting equipment faults and issues with pressure wire systems (FFR, IFR, RFR) and coronary vessel assessment tools (OCT and IVUS).
Ability to perform temporary pacing checks and rapid ventricular pacing in Trans aortic valve intervention (TAVI) procedures while maintaining accurate reporting throughout the procedure.
Ability to provide expert advice to medical team for optimisation of temporary pacing settings and to have flexibility to adapt to any urgent changes which may occur during the procedure or within the environment.
Understand and interpret complex Paediatric and adult congenital cardiac anatomy and heart diseases and surgical procedures, relevant to interventional cardiac catheterisation lab procedures (Right and left Heart Catheterisation, Shunt and valve assessment, cardiac output and blood gas analysis) including comprehensive understanding of all haemodynamic measurements.
Provide support for clinical training.
Evidence of participation in practice development and CPD
Evidence of involvement in training junior staff and local sign off for mentoring others within boundaries of your own knowledge base.
Availability for on-call work
Ability to provide expert physiological assessment of non-invasive blood pressure and ECG interpretation while supervising exercise stress testing for both adult and paediatric patients, creating a comprehensive, scientific report of the results.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Meini prawf dymunol

Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Certificate
Post graduate Mentorship qualification (Practice Assessor Training course (level 6), A1/CAVA, Training Assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA) or equivalent)

Band 5

Meini prawf hanfodol

BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Cardiac Science).
Interpretative knowledge of adult ECGs – (resting and exercise) including ability to interpret data and write a report of findings from ambulatory ECG recordings
Ability to provide technical and physiological expertise in both physiologist and medically led exercise tolerance testing (ETT).
Ability to perform adult electrocardiographs (ECGs), set up, fit and remove a wide range of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and ECG monitors.
Resuscitation skills including defibrillation using both adhesive pads and external defibrillation paddles.
Ability to set up and use haemodynamic recording and monitoring equipment in cardiac catheterisation laboratory, including IABP set up and operation
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to provide technical expertise

Meini prawf dymunol

Registration with the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS) or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP)
Immediate Life Support Resuscitation Certificate