South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - CRM

The closing date is 09 June 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly skilled and motivated individual who is proficient in CRM and all EP studies and holds the BHRS/IBHRE in Cardiac Devices and/or EP accreditation. We will consider candidates if they have accreditation in one of the above specialisms with an interest in the other with the expectation to become accredited in the other within 18-24months of employment.

We have a modern, well-equipped and integrated department, with the facility to run two EP labs, a 3-bedded pacemaker clinic, as well as cardiac catheter labs with on-call service, fully digital echo suite and a full range of non-invasive cardiology diagnostics including ECGs, ambulatory ECG, BP and extended ECG monitoring, exercise tolerance tests and rapid access chest pain clinic.

With our own seminar room, departmental library and programme of educational and training events, we provide an excellent learning environment as well as a great place to work.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to support and rotate through the Cardiac Cather labs for structural and interventional cardiology and participate on the oncall physiology rota as service needs demands.

The candidate would be working within our highly specialised CRM team supporting CRM device follow-up clinics, face to face, remote monitoring and specialised CRT clinics across Trust sites.

Invasively the candidate would support all CRM device implants, work towards sole implanter support for ICD's. The role involves providing support and guidance as the sole physiologist in the EP lab performing simple and complex electrophysiology, with 3D mapping and AF ablation.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CARDIO-6839868-B

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AHCS (Academy for Healthcare Science) registration or equivalent
  • BSc in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
  • BHRS devices accreditation or up to date IBHRE CCDS ( or working towards within 18-24 months of appointment)
  • BHRS EP accreditation or IBHRE CEPS (or working towards 18-24 mths of appointment)
  • Up to date ILS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Advanced knowledge and skills of CRM devices including troubleshooting
  • Significant competence in invasive cardiology procedures - PPCI, TAVI, CRM device implants

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post qualification of experience within the field of CRM including follow up (different companies and models)
  • Experience in sole working as only point of contact and advice for all CRM patients
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AHCS (Academy for Healthcare Science) registration or equivalent
  • BSc in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
  • BHRS devices accreditation or up to date IBHRE CCDS ( or working towards within 18-24 months of appointment)
  • BHRS EP accreditation or IBHRE CEPS (or working towards 18-24 mths of appointment)
  • Up to date ILS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Advanced knowledge and skills of CRM devices including troubleshooting
  • Significant competence in invasive cardiology procedures - PPCI, TAVI, CRM device implants

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post qualification of experience within the field of CRM including follow up (different companies and models)
  • Experience in sole working as only point of contact and advice for all CRM patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead CRM Physiologist

Ezra May

ezra.may@nhs.net

01642854607

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CARDIO-6839868-B

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Supporting documents

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