Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientist (Invasive)
The closing date is 05 July 2026
The job has a long-term R&R agreement of 10% rising to 12.5% after 3 years.
Areas of focus will include supporting the primary PCI service, including participating in the on-call rota.
Independent invasive technical expertise will be developed in the catheter laboratories for coronary intervention and non-complex pacing implants.
Assisting with all types of complex device implants and follow-up (both on and off-site).
Working towards Independent cover of structural and valvular cardiology such as ASD closures and TAVI.
Work in non-invasive areas as required, including resting electrocardiograms, Holter analysis, physiology-led exercise tests, perfusion stress testing, remote monitoring of implantable loop recorders & tilt testing.
Rotational post around subspecialties as service demand dictates.
The role is predominantly a scientific one and as such the post holder will be expected to have a foundation level of skill and autonomy, appropriate to the band 5 level.
Main duties of the job
* Carry out foundation level clinical roles, including working directly with patients.
* Analyse, interpret and compare investigative and clinical options at foundation level.
* Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
* Communicate and work with a multidisciplinary professional team.
* Participate in research and data collection and be involved in the foundation level education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
The post-holder will be expected to maintain the patient at the centre of all their decision-making processes, conforming to all of the NHS constitution pledges. They will need to behave with integrity, honesty and probity, with good scientific practice as their foundation.
Ability to uphold Trust values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration.
There is an on call commitment with this role.
There will be an expectation for patient centred care in line with Trust values of compassion, collaboration, and excellence.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe, the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
Qualifications
* BSc Clinical Cardiac Science with PTP, PTP equivalence or Apprenticeship as healthcare science practitioner -- meeting the standards ST0413.
* Registered with RCCP.
Experience
* Diagnostic and interventional angiography, non-invasive rhythm diagnostics.
* Have a confident level of knowledge of the physiology and pathophysiology of the heart.
* Structural cardiology such as TAVI and ASD closures.
* On call experience.
* Pacing implants and follow-up.
* Competent in providing cardiac physiology support in a range of procedures.
* Cardiac Physiology experience post graduation.
Additional Criteria
* As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
* Ability to participate in on call rota.
* Drive and hold a current driving licence. -- Needed for offsite clinics, domiciliary / mortuary visits.
* Ability to work independently.
* Has innovation, enthusiasm and wants to be actively involved in development of the Cardiac Physiology service.
* Able to work and transport equipment to hospitals within the region.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year. Long term R&R of 10% for 3 years rising to 12.5% after that
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