Senior Healthcare Science Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 14
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“All band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a permanent, part-time Senior Healthcare Science Assistant position within the Cardiology Service at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves performing basic cardiac investigations like 12-lead ECGs and fitting/removing ambulatory monitors, working under the supervision of qualified Cardiac Physiologists. The successful candidate will join a friendly team, receive structured work-based training, and contribute to providing high-quality patient care for people with heart conditions. Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional attitude are essential.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake assessment and recording of basic cardiac investigations (including 12 Lead ECG and Ambulatory ECG & BP Monitors) and basic patient clinical observations.
- Perform 12 Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) and lying/standing blood pressure measurements.
- Fit and remove Ambulatory ECG and BP monitors.
- Recognise normal and abnormal heart rhythms at a basic interpretation level and identify situations needing senior attention.
- Check technical quality and calibration of basic equipment and report adverse findings.
Essential criteria
- 3 GSCEs grade C or above including maths, English & science
- Working in a healthcare environment with direct patient care
- Experience of working in a busy multi-disciplinary team.
- ECG in practice and underpinning knowledge
- Competent in practical recording of an ECG
- Competent in fitting/ removing ambulatory ECG/ BP monitors
- Recognises normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms and blood pressure readings
- Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 in Health Care Science
- SCST Award in Practical Electrocardiography or other equivalent recognition of competency to record ECGs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Healthcare Science Assistant
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
14 Hours Per Week, Permanent position
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small, friendly team at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to work as a Cardiographer. This is a busy service providing specialist assessment and support for people with heart conditions. You will join a focussed team providing support within the Cardiology Service. You will be an integral member of the Cardiology team performing basic cardiac investigations, which involve direct patient contact. This post offers structured, work based training and experience to people seeking a career in a Health Care setting. We are committed to providing a high quality service and actively encourage personal professional development and further training. Candidates should have the desire to work in a healthcare environment, possess a professional attitude and be able to work flexibly in a busy team and individually. Candidates should possess a good standard of GCSE education or equivalent including English and Maths. To enable you to experience our working environment and to give us the opportunity to offer you a more detailed insight into the position, we encourage you to come to the
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