Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participate in 24/7 on-call and 'out of hours' overtime)
- Job ref
- 196-LIS9486
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harefield Hospital
- Town
- Harefield
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 p.a. inc Outer London HCA +RRP of £5,275- reviewed 31/5/25
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Cardiac Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
We are looking for a Cardiac Physiologist who is ready to take the next step in their development to join our team at Harefield Hospital (Part of Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust). The candidate should be a qualified Cardiac Physiologist with clinical skills and knowledge in both non invasive and invasive cardiology including CRM although full training will be given.
Harefield Hospital is a specialist heart and lung hospital and transplant center. Within the cardiac catheter labs we operate a very busy primary service with a door to balloon time of 27minutes- the candidate would be required to participate in the provision of a 24/7 on call rota. TAVI and other structural procedures are performed routinely along with all diagnostic and interventional cardiac investigations.
This role attracts RRP of £5,275 in addition to the basic salary (not pensionable), which is subject to review in June 2025
Main duties of the job
To be a clinical role model who assists in the provision of running an efficient and effective cardiac physiology service at Harefield Hospital.
Able to perform all non invasive investigations without supervision - this includes ECGs, 24 hour holter and BP monitoring both fitting and analysis and supervising exercise tests.
Provides technical support for a full range of routine and complex invasive diagnostic and interventional cardiac investigations within the cardiac catheter laboratory - this includes diagnostic angiography, right heart studies with blood analysis and haemodynamic calculations, cardiac biopsies, complex PCI and CTO procedures using laser, shockwave and rotablation, IVUS, OCT and pressure wire studies as well as structural heart procedures including TAVI and mitral clip procedures, PFO closures. Has knowledge of all equipment required for these procedures and is able to set up, maintain and perform first line troubleshooting of this equipment. Full training will be given in all the above procedures until the applicant has achieved required competencies.
Provides technical support in device implants which includes
pacemakers, complex devices and lLRs. Able to perform device follow ups face to face in pacing clinics and through remote monitoring. Again full training will be provided.
To play a role in the training, continuing professional development and overall performance of student and junior physiologists in the department.
Working for our organisation
On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us – so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the main responsibilities of this role and the duties.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2+ years as a qualified Band 5 Cardiac Physiologist or current Band 6 within the NHS.
- Experience in all non-invasive techniques involved in the assessment and therapy provision for patients with cardiac disease
- Competent in basic procedures performed within the cardiac catheter labs, able to perform simple device checks and implants.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience in complex catheter lab procedures and CRM (implant and follow up) in the NHS
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology(Cardiology) /Healthcare Science (Cardiology) or have the AHCS Certificate of PTP Equivalence.
- RCCP / AHCS / HCPC registered or eligible to register
- 2 years NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) minimum.
- Working towards a postgraduate qualification and/or IBHRE/BHRS/EHRA device accreditation.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Technical skills enabling measurement and analysis of physiological parameters.
- Understands use of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in emergency situations.
- Self-motivating.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work independently within the cath lab and pacing clinic
- Training skills.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Gulbenkian
- Job title
- Principal Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977175575
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