Cardiac Physiologist - Band 5NHS

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Cardiac Physiologist.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing, patient-centred service, delivering high-quality cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic care. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing excellent care and helping to enhance the patient experience while supporting service development and innovation.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Scientist/Cardiac Physiologist within the Cardio-Respiratory Department, you will be expected to work independently across all core aspects of cardiology diagnostics. This includes performing and analysing 12-lead ECGs, fitting and analysing ambulatory monitoring devices, conducting exercise tolerance tests in collaboration with a medic or senior cardiac physiologist and supporting stress echocardiography services.

We are committed to supporting your professional development and will provide opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge within the cardiac catheter laboratory, including involvement in cardiac angiography procedures.

We actively encourage continuous professional development and support attendance at relevant training courses, helping you maintain your CPD requirements while enhancing your clinical expertise and career progression.

Job description

***For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification***

About us

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.