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317 Cardio. ECG - Corporate
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Will accept applications for a range of part time hours.)
Job ref
317-2025-06-06-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trustwide
Town
317 Trustwide
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/02/2025 23:59
Interview date
18/03/2025

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chief Cardiac Physiologist Team Lead

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic Chief Cardiac Physiologist  to lead the ever expanding and developing Cardiac Rhythm Management Department supported by a passionate clinical team.

Our internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Clinical Board provides secondary and tertiary Cardiac and transplantation services to the North of England and beyond.

The department offer physiology led loop implants and are looking to expand other services.

Applicants must have relevant cardiac rhythm experience and be British Heart Rhythm  Accredited  with the ability to work independently.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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 or part time hours. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

  • Interview date: 18 March 2025
  • Full and part time hours available
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE 

Main duties of the job

  • As a team lead for the CRM department you will be expected to work collaboratively with leaders across the Cardiothoracic Clinical Board whilst providing a high quality service regionally. 
  • This will include responsibilities around training and development, non complex rota  and line management as well as prioritising work effectively to ensure consistent service provision. 

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Leads a designated area of practice within the cardiac rhythm management section and delivers a specialist clinical service e.g. autonomous role in running pacemaker and ICD follow-up clinics.
  • Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise
  • Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
  • Contributes to service and staff development including performing annual appraisals
  • Participate as required in the on-call rota to provide a 24-hour emergency service for pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
  • Responsible for electronic staff rostering and ensuring staffing is adequate for service need
  • To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of pacing.
  • To develop the highly specialised technical aspects of Bi ventricular pacing and defibrillator implantation and optimization, as well as the existing multisite pacing service.
  • To be flexible in working within other areas when service needs demand.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • MSc in Clinical Physiology, HNC / Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement or equivalent experience
  • Specialised postgraduate examinations i.e. BHRS
  • Previous experience at a Senior Clinical Physiologist level including extensive training and experience within area of speciality (Masters level equivalent).
  • RCCP state registration [Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists] or equivalent (HCPC or AHCS)
Desirable criteria
  • Recent clinical experience within area of speciality.
  • Experience and knowledge in all areas of non-invasive and invasive Cardiology.
  • Good IT skills

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience within highly specialised area, providing leadership, guidance, and detailed advice to all other rotational and specialised Clinical Physiologists.
  • To provide and coordinate the Cardiac Rhythm Management Service
  • To organise the running and rotation of staff within the CRM Department
  • To provide and develop the multisite pacemaker implantation and technically led follow up service
  • To provide and develop the ICD and Bi Ventricular implantation, optimisation and technically led follow up service.
  • To develop and implement training programs in pacing for Clinical Physiologists at Freeman Hospital in order to provide a high-quality service to the cardiothoracic team.
  • To provide training to staff groups on a regional basis in all aspects of pacing.
  • To participate in the teaching of the degree course in Clinical Physiology and to prepare and assist in the assessment of trainees to the required level.
  • To play an active part in research projects carried out at Freeman Hospital.
Desirable criteria
  • Research and Development experience.
  • Experience of leading a team

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Regular communication with all medical staff, nurses, patients, relatives, and carers.
  • Analysis and accurate conveyance of highly complex, sensitive, and possible contentious diagnostic information either verbally or by report to all levels of medical staff including Senior Registrars Consultants Cardiologists and Surgeons
  • To explain full range of complex non-invasive tests and effect of internal device implantation to adult and paediatric patients.
  • Persuasive and motivational skills essential for influencing patients undergoing exercise and long-term monitoring procedures, with precise instructions needed to obtain maximum results in all areas.
  • Relate factual information to often anxious and upset relatives regarding departmental examinations and procedures
  • Perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained
  • Extensive perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
  • Ability to empathise and console emotional patients clearly unwell or with life threatening defects.
  • To accommodate all patients with disabilities whether bed bound, in wheelchairs or with learning, language or behavioural difficulties.
  • Regular teaching to small regional groups, medical staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victoria Craig
Job title
Lead Cardiac Physiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912139966
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