Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/08/2025 23:59
Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Invasive)
Band 6
Job overview
An ideal opportunity for a qualified Cardiac Physiologist to develop their experience, knowledge and skills in invasive cardiology.
Working within within the Cardio-Respiratory Department, you will be a valued member of our team providing high quality diagnostic tests across the cardiac pathways. You will be enthusiastic, professional, compassionate and competent with a willingness to contribute ideas to provide the very best patient-centred care.
Although based primarily at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, there will be a requirement to cover across our three sites. Working hours will be subject to review as the service develops, therefore a flexible approach is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post will involve working in an established team of Cardiac Physiologists providing high quality diagnostics across the cardiac pathways. You will work primarily within the invasive Cardiology team, with a requirement to rotate through general sections of the cardiology service including ambulatory ECG analysis, functional stress testing, radionuclide and Tilt-Testing.
Our department is an approved training centre for the National School of Healthcare Science and supports the training of a wide range of programmes including PTP, ETP, STP and apprentices. Continued professional and personal development is actively encouraged and the post holder will be given opportunities and supported to develop their own postgraduate skills alongside to contributing to the delivery of training within the service.
Applicants should have proven experience at Band 5. The department would actively encourage study towards IBHRE qualification.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person specification
Personal Attributes & Skills
* Conveys written information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients
Qualifications & Training
* BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification
* Voluntary Registration held with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) or Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS)
* Immediate Life Support
* BHRS/IBHRE or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
* Proven experience as a Band 5 Cardiac Physiologist
* Experience as band 6
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* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Claire Wright Job title Deputy Principal Clinical Physiologist Email address claire.wright37@nhs.net Telephone number 01909 572761 Additional information
Howard Briggs, Principal Clinical Physiologist at Doncaster Royal Infirmary howard.briggs@nhs.net
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