Healthcare Scientist/Cardiac Physiologist

Job Overview

Cardiac Physiologist – Band 5 (Newly Qualified or Experienced)

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly and forward‑thinking Cardiology team. This opportunity is open to both newly qualified practitioners and those already working at Band 5 who are keen to develop their skills further.

Our busy Cardiology Department delivers a comprehensive range of invasive and non‑invasive investigations, offering you excellent exposure and variety. You’ll be actively supported through a personal development programme, with encouragement to broaden your competencies and progress your career.

To succeed in this role, you’ll be a team player with proven skills in ECG recording and rhythm recognition, alongside a good working understanding of echocardiography, pacing and catheter laboratory procedures. You’ll be patient‑focused, adaptable, and enjoy working in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same.

If you’re passionate about cardiac physiology and looking to grow within a supportive, high‑quality service, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you’ll contribute to the day‑to‑day clinical and operational delivery of both invasive and non‑invasive cardiology services, helping to ensure safe, effective, and high‑quality patient care. Alongside delivering clinical activity, you’ll provide support to colleagues and play an important role in the smooth running of a complex and specialist cardiology service.

You’ll work closely within a multidisciplinary team, collaborating regularly with consultants, medical staff at all levels, clinical assistants, nurses, radiographers and clerical colleagues. The role involves undertaking a broad and varied range of procedures, many of which are complex and non‑routine, offering excellent opportunity for professional development.

The post includes rotational shift working over six days, including

Sunday working, participation in the on‑call rota (catheter laboratory), and occasional work within a community setting.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

• CRM Clinic Clinical Duties & Responsibilities
• Interpret and report remote PPM and ILR transmission data across different

remote platforms, with direct/indirect supervision.

• Apply evidence-based best practice and use of relevant clinical protocols and

procedures

Non-Invasive Clinical Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of cardiac anatomy, conditions and

pathologies

• Resting 12-lead ECG acquisition and interpretation to SCST standard.
• Advanced technical analysis of ambulatory ECG
• Produce comprehensive, unsupervised ambulatory ECG reports of a highly

professional standard

• Provide cover for the Assistant Cardiac Practitioners to fit ambulatory ECG and BP

monitors

• Lead role in cardiac physiologist-led and doctor-supervised exercise testing for the

ischaemic and inherited cardiac condition patient cohorts with provision of full and

accurate technical report

• Able to risk assess patients and escalate results to senior colleagues or medical

staff depending on clinical findings.

• Skilled management of cardiac arrest situations. Technical leadership in the use of

defibrillation and ILS protocol during cardiac arrest situations and highly pressurised

complex cases. Invasive Clinical duties

• To assist and lead in the implantation of ILR devices and to provide a high level of

education to the patient.

• Introduction to coronary intervention cath lab
• Assist senior colleagues with the cardiac catheter labs and ensuring quality

assurance is maintained.

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• Introduction to Echocardiography

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Healthcare Science degree (Cardiac Physiology)
• Independently perform ECGs and apply ambulatory monitors

Desirable criteria

• ILS
• 1 years experience in Cardiology Department since qualification
• SCST exam
• RCCP or AHCS membership

Experience

Essential criteria

• Desire to train in interventional angiography and cardiac pacing and or Echo Comprehensive knowledge of cardiac conditions and pathologies

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of basic computer skills
• Competency Certificate in ECG’s

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

• Healthcare scientist Band 5/6 job description (PDF, 326.7KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Petra Lowe Job title Head of Ambulatory Services Email address ***email_hidden*** Telephone number 01225 821530

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Royal United Hospital

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG