There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Cardiac Physiologist to join the Cardiac Physiology team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We have a friendly, dynamic inter professional cardiology team consisting of Cardiology specialist Nurses, Clinical Physiologists and 11 Consultant Cardiologists, who offer a wide range of invasive and non‑invasive services across the cardiology field to the Northumberland and Tyne and Wear area.
The department currently offers physiologist‑led exercise testing, ambulatory monitoring services and a well‑established device service including both low and high voltage device implantation (including CSP) and follow‑up of specialist devices such as ICDs and CRTs. We perform diagnostic angiography with plans to open a second PCI cath lab in the future.
We also have an extensive echocardiography service offering Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transoesophageal echocardiography, stress echocardiography, exercise echocardiography and contrast studies.
We are a forward‑thinking department and encourage development of staff including training towards national accreditation.
Responsibilities
* Carry out and interpret ECGs
* Provide analysis for ambulatory ECGs and BP monitoring
* Carry out exercise tolerance testing
* Providing hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic angiography
* Provide technical support during pacemaker and ILR implantation
* Develop skills in pacemaker follow‑up
* Contribute to the ILR follow‑up service
* Would be supported to undertake specialist training resulting in national accreditation in either CRM or Echo
* Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical diagnostic service and deliver high standard of care to all patients, including:
o Performing and reporting 12‑lead ECG
o Application, removal and analysis of ambulatory monitoring
o Providing technical assistance during pacemaker/ICD implantation and assistance in pacemaker follow‑up clinics
o Providing hemodynamic monitoring during cardiac angiography
o Taking lead position during technically led exercise tolerance testing
o Under supervision, perform and report transthoracic echocardiograms
o Assist during TOE and Stress Echo procedures
* To role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership within the trust
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026.
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