Band 6 Specialist Cardiac Physiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. The successful candidate will perform a broad range of routine and complex cardiac physiology procedures, including advanced physiological testing for pacemakers and ICDs, ECGs, Holter analysis, and cardiac catheterisation. The department is busy, with newly refurbished Cardiac Cath Labs, and requires participation in an on-call rota. The ideal candidate is patient-focused, enthusiastic, and motivated to develop within a progressive environment.
Essential criteria
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Working towards highly specialist post basic courses to Masters level or equivalent
- RCCP / AHCS registration
- BHRS/IBHRE accreditation
- Professional Body Exams (ASCST)
- Competent in invasive and non-invasive cardiology diagnostic techniques
- Competent and independently working in Brady follow- up and Brady Implanting
- Working towards independent and competence in Complex device follow-up and implant.
- ILS
- Ability to work as an independent practitioner.
- IT skills
- Confident to input to training of students and apprentices.
- Evidence of successfully passing the IBHRE or BHRS examination and working towards to full accreditation.
- Additional Criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication skills at all levels including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team, relatives and patients
- Data entry
- Ability to use initiative and show self-motivation
- Capable of prioritisation.
- Confident to liaise with other staff groups ( Consultant staff, Medical staff, Nursing staff and peer groups )
- Must be able to work as a team member
- Good interpersonal skills
- Motivation
- Flexibility & Adaptability
- Maintains confidentiality
- Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment to tight deadlines
- To be able to relate and respond to complex and sensitive issues
- Flexible and reliable
- Possible 7 day working
- Ability to work cross site / in community diagnostic hubs
- Ability to work on call (essential when required)
- Computer skills and word processing
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
- Working towards highly specialist post basic courses to Masters level or equivalent
- RCCP / AHCS registration
- BHRS/IBHRE accreditation
- Professional Body Exams (ASCST)
- Competent in invasive and non-invasive cardiology diagnostic techniques
- Competent and independently working in Brady follow- up and Brady Implanting
- Working towards independent and competence in Complex device follow-up and implant.
- ILS
- Ability to work as an independent practitioner.
- IT skills
- Confident to input to training of students and apprentices.
- Evidence of successfully passing the IBHRE or BHRS examination and working towards to full accreditation.
- Additional Criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication skills at all levels including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team, relatives and patients
- Data entry
- Ability to use initiative and show self-motivation
- Capable of prioritisation.
- Confident to liaise with other staff groups ( Consultant staff, Medical staff, Nursing staff and peer groups )
- Must be able to work as a team member
- Good interpersonal skills
- Motivation
- Flexibility & Adaptability
- Maintains confidentiality
- Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment to tight deadlines
- To be able to relate and respond to complex and sensitive issues
- Flexible and reliable
- Possible 7 day working
- Ability to work cross site / in community diagnostic hubs
- Ability to work on call (essential when required)
- Computer skills and word processing
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 12d ago · Closes in 3d
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Job summary
We are looking for Cardiac Physiologists to join our friendly but very busy department at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, which is part of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. The successful candidate will be a newly qualified PTP/STP graduate, or a Cardiac Physiologist wishing to progress further.
The department incorporates a broad range of procedures, both routine and complex. The successful candidates will join our busy but very friendly team and work in a variety of areas with the department including our newly refurbished Cardiac Cath Labs. Our Cath Labs are extremely busy and perform close to 2000 angioplasty procedures a year. We work closely with our Industry partner Medtronic who provide a managed equipment service in relation to the consumables and equipment in the Cath Labs. The Birmingham Heartlands Hospital was awarded 97 million pounds to build a state of the art Ambulatory Care and Diagnostics centre which opened in January 2023.
If you are patient focussed, enthusiastic and highly motivated with the drive to develop yourself and others within a forward thinking, progressive environment where improvement and innovation are the norm, then we'd like to hear from you.
Although you will primarily be based at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, cross-site working may be required. Participation in the Cath Lab on-call rota will be a requireme
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