Band 6 Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet Hospital Town Barnet Salary £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/11/2026

Band 6 Senior Cardiac Physiologist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Your main role will be part of the CRM service specialising in cardiac device management and remote cardiac rhythm monitoring across site at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals.

• You will be able to work independently in the cardiac cath lab at the Barnet site providing independent device implant support to the device operators for brady devices and ILR’s.
• You will be able to carry out device follow up checks for pacemakers and be part of the inpatient device rota.
• You will also be able to cover all non-invasive cardiac testing in the Cardiology dept when needed, 12 lead ECG, Ambulatory ECG and BP monitoring and analysis, ETT, TTT, MIBI.
• You will also be expected to offer support and guidance and train junior team members and students attending placements.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder primary role will be working as part of the CRM team carrying out face to face device follow up checks in clinic and remotely, working in the cardiac cath lab assisting with device implants.
• The post holder must hold a valid Bsc in Cardiac Physiology qualification or equivalent.
• Being part of the rhythm management team, your role will include working in the cardiac rhythm lab, providing support during pacemaker and ILR implants.
• You will be part of the pacing bleep rota, and your role will involve carrying out inpatient device checks, patient queries and CRM admin.
• This role will be based primarily at the Barnet site; however, you may be expected to work at Chase Farm hospital when required.
• The rota will also involve working from home carrying out remote device checks and ILR downloads.
• You will also be expected to supervise junior staff in the cardiology department, mentoring and giving training support.
• You will be expected to cover all non-invasive cardiac testing where required across site, including 12 lead ECG, Ambulatory ECG analysis, ETT, TTT and MIBI.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Education and professional qualifications

• BSc Clinical physiology/ BSc Healthcare science / PTP/STP
• ILS certificate
• BHRS/IBHRE

Experience

• Experience with implantable cardiac device follow up.
• Appropriate work experience in rhythm management recognition and reporting
• BHRS/IBHRE

Skills and aptitudes

• Ability to work independently in a cardiac cath lab for pacemaker and ILR implants.
• Demonstrate above average verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Ability to respond quickly during emergency situations and identify momentarialy when deviation from protocol or clinical intervention is indicated.
• Flexible approach to work
• Proficiency in and/or a strong underpinning knowledge of cardiac rhythm management.
• Experience in EGM recognition
• Familiar in programming cardiac devices with all manufacturers
• Understand and interpret specialist Cardiological Investigation results and analyse clinical data.
• Be able to work in device lab assisting for brady device and device follow up clinic
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
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Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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