Senior Cardiac Physiologist
The closing date is 11 May 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Cardiac Physiologist to rotate between the Clinical Measurements Department and the newly built CDCs, one located in Great Yarmouth and the other on the JPUH site. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated Senior Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly team, supporting our ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing services. You will need to have excellent communication skills with the ability to work both as part of a team and independently, along with a sound knowledge of cardiac anatomy.
The department offers a comprehensive range of non-invasive investigations including adult and paediatric ECGS, ambulatory monitoring, and physiologist‑led exercise tolerance tests. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery and organisation of these services. Within the department there is a small Echocardiography team providing a full inpatient and outpatient transthoracic echo service including ACHD clinics. As well as TTE we run physiologist‑led valve clinics, bubble studies and DSE clinics as well as supporting TOE lists.
Personnel Specification
* BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent) and RCCP or AHCS registered.
* Current experience in ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing.
* Meet the requirements detailed in the person specification and job description.
Main Duties
* Plan and implement cardiac non‑invasive diagnostic procedures without direct supervision, including setting and monitoring standards.
* Support the management responsibility of the Multi‑Disciplinary Team within the Clinical Measurement Department with specific responsibility for providing professional support and specialist cardiac physiologist advice as necessary.
* Provide specialist ECG and ambulatory monitoring training and act as departmental clinical educator to support the development of junior staff.
* Take charge of the Clinical Measurement Department as required.
Technical / Clinical Procedures
* Prepare and collect data at an optimum level in the following areas: electrocardiography, exercise testing (doctor supervised and physiologist‑led), ambulatory monitoring (24‑hour cardiac tapes, blood pressure monitoring and event recording).
* Undertake analysis of diagnostic results and provide concise reports to support a clinical diagnosis.
* Ensure results are appropriately dealt with and acted upon with appropriate urgency.
* Provide oversight of the ambulatory monitoring service as a whole, reporting any issues promptly.
* Responsible for overseeing and verifying the technical work, including analysis and reports for Cardiac Physiologist Apprentices, Assistant Practitioners and Cardiographers.
* Effective decision making and responsibility for effective clinical management plans as required.
* Undertake routine equipment maintenance including fault reporting, calibration testing and maintain servicing intervals.
Skills
* Ability to independently analyse and report ambulatory monitoring.
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.
Address
Clinical Measurements Department, Northgate CDC & JPUH CDC
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