Offering a relocation package for applicants needing to relocate to take up this exciting opportunity, applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Cardiac Physiologists to join this NHS Trust's Cardiology team as Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist – Cardiac Rhythm Management at the large Teaching Hospital site based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
This is a Band 7 AfC post with an additional 12.5% enhancement, and there is an opportunity to be appointed at a Band 6 post and be supported through competencies to Band 7.
International applicants are welcome to apply subject to meeting the person requirements, and a Certificate of Sponsorship is available for successful applicants.
Stevenage is 28 miles north of London with good travel connections; train travel times are as little as 25 minutes, and access to the A1 motorway for access north and south, by road and 16 miles to the M25 London Orbital motorway.
The team/department is a close‑knit group comprising a Band 8 Manager, four Band 7 Physiologists (including this post), two Band 6s, and three Band 5s including apprentices.
The department has two dedicated cath labs and a pacing service, covering all aspects of invasive cardiology including conduction pacing and biventricular pacing, seeing over 2,500 pacemaker patients each year.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee and support a busy pacing clinic, managing approximately 300 face‑to‑face appointments and 1,000 remote follow‑ups each month for loops, brady, and complex devices.
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to perform 700 PCI procedures and 250 primary PCI procedures annually.
* Support the implantation of around 300 devices each year.
Person Requirements
* Degree-qualified Cardiac Physiologist.
* Substantial post‑qualification Cardiac Physiologist experience including ICDs and biventricular pacemakers.
* Strong leadership and team‑building skills.
* Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions.
* Devices accreditation, e.g., IHBRE or HRUK/BSE.
* Member of Heart Rhythm Society, UK/BSE.
This is one of the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so you’ll work with a great mix of patients and have close working links with the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Cambridge.
Nominated by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and NHS England to be one of the first UK trusts to apply for the Pathway to Excellence programme creating a positive practice environment where our staff can excel.
In addition to full NHS employee benefits this role offers:
* A comprehensive induction program and a commitment to ongoing training, support and development in your career.
* Certificate of Sponsorship, if required and subject to meeting criteria.
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