Main area Cardiac Science Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (FTC to cover Maternity Leave) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 389-26-8039856
Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Royal Infirmary Town Bradford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2026 23:59
Specialist Cardiac Physiologist / Clinical Scientist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Closing date: 10 June 2026
Shortlisting to take place: 11 June 2026
Interviews to take place: TBC
We are looking for a highly motivated Specialist Cardiac Specialist Cardiac Physiologist or Clinical Scientist to join our busy echo department to cover for 12 months Maternity Leave.
Working with eight Cardiologists and five Respiratory Physicians the department provides a wide range of complex cardiac and respiratory investigations including Cardiac Catheterisation, PCI, Pacemaker and AICD implant and follow up, Cardiac and Metabolic stress testing, Transthoracic, Trans-oesophageal and Stress Echocardiography.
Main duties of the job
* BSE / EACVI or BHRS accreditation (minimum)
* Registration with either AHCS or HCPC
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
* We are one team
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If further training is required then the majority will be delivered in-house by the established team of specialists, but some access to approved external training courses will be available. The post holder will be expected to work as an independent practitioner performing specialist procedures on a wide range of patients.
Person specification
Experience
* Completed a recognised course of training and achieved voluntary state registration as a Cardiac Physiologist or Healthcare Science Practitioner or Clinical Scientist
* Proven experience of a range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac and respiratory physiology; able to act as an independent specialist practitioner in these areas
* Developed in at least 2 of the following areas: Echocardiography or Cardiac Devices or Respiratory Physiology
Skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work unsupervised within designated areas
* Basic I.T. Skills
* The ability to evaluate and act appropriately in emergency situations
Knowledge
* Understanding of information Governance and Confidentiality
* Must be skilled in a broad range of cardiac or cardiac/respiratory procedures
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiac) or BSc Healthcare Science (Cardiac) or MSc Clinical Science or MSc in a relevant physiological science subject plus Certificate of Equivalence for Practitioner Training Scheme (PTP) from the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS)
* ILS
* Post graduate qualification Achievement of one or more of the following (or evidence of working towards with completion within 18 months of appointment) HRUK or IBHRE accreditation BSE or EACVI accreditation ARTP or other recognised respiratory qualification
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.
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