Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Employer:

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (type: NHS)
Site:
King's College Hospital
Town:
London
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum including HCA
Salary period:
Yearly
Closing: 15/07/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts per year and more than 14 000 staff based across five main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services and specialist services from its South East London sites.

We encourage all staff to have a healthy work/life balance. Flexible working is available from the start of employment and is designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

The post holder will work as an independent, specialist cardiac physiologist, delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred services across a wide range of non‑invasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic investigations. They will be responsible for the performance, analysis, and reporting of complex diagnostic tests, ensuring safe, accurate, and timely patient care.

The role will be primarily based within Cardiac Suite 6 and the Cardiac Catheter Laboratories, with flexible working required to meet service demands. A collaborative, cross‑functional team approach is essential for efficient service delivery.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET), interventional and structural cardiology, and complex cardiac rhythm management (CRM), with ongoing professional development support.

The post holder will demonstrate strong organisational skills, flexibility, and reliability, and commit to teaching and supporting junior staff and students. Rotation across cardiac physiology services is required to maintain competencies, alongside participation in the emergency on‑call rota, including primary angioplasty and emergency arrhythmia pathways.

The post holder will provide a high‑quality cardiac physiology service across a wide range of investigations, including ambulatory monitoring, exercise testing, CPET, and head‑up tilt testing, with responsibility for accurate analysis and reporting.

They will support complex cardiac catheter laboratory activity, including diagnostic, interventional, and structural procedures, and participate in the primary angioplasty on‑call rota and emergency arrhythmia pathway.

The role includes specialist support for cardiac rhythm management services, including device implantation, follow‑up, and optimisation (pacemakers, ICDs, CRT), alongside contribution to remote monitoring services.

The post holder will manage and prioritise clinical workload, support inpatient triage, and ensure high standards of documentation, patient safety, and clinical governance. They will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development, quality improvement, and resource management.

In addition, the role includes supervision, teaching, and support of junior staff and students, alongside a commitment to continuous professional development, audit, and clinical excellence.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust‑wide strategy “Strong Roots, Global Reach” reflects our Vision to be bold, brilliant, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation and education, diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do. We aim to be person‑centred, digitally‑enabled, and focused on sustainability.

• The post‑holder will deliver a high‑quality, patient‑centred cardiac physiology service across a broad range of non‑invasive and invasive diagnostic modalities, demonstrating advanced clinical competence, sound judgement, and professional accountability.
• Perform, analyse, and report ambulatory ECG monitoring, including event recorders, alongside resting and ambulatory blood pressure studies, ensuring accurate interpretation and timely reporting…