Senior Healthcare Scientist Assistant

This is a very exciting time for our Cardiology Department. We have secured a full departmental rebuild including the addition of a 4th Cardiac Catheter Lab and complete refurbishment of our existing labs. This has enabled installation of the latest technology for EPS/Ablation as well as a full range of other cardiac interventional procedures. The Cardiology refurbishment is just part of a multi-million‑pound investment in redevelopment across the whole hospital site, to establish us as the largest and most modern NHS Hospital in the Southwest.

The building work is well underway and is due for completion towards the end of the year.

We are also part of the Plymouth Community Diagnostics Centre (PCDC) due to go live in the summer of 2026. We are currently looking to expand our services with a focus on patient pathway improvement and are open to all forward‑thinking and innovative ideas/solutions.

As the tertiary hospital and cardio‑thoracic centre for the Southwest, we provide a full range of non‑invasive and invasive procedures (including a large congenital non‑invasive service).

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and "At Risk" status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

• Perform a range of routine and non‑routine tasks within Cardiology, including providing support within the Ambulatory monitoring specialist field and Cardiology out‑patient department.
• Application of 12‑lead ECGs and ambulatory ECG monitors, measuring resting BP and basic patient observations and application of ambulatory BP monitors.
• To ensure patient records are kept up to date with results, including assisting with peri‑procedural data input for invasive and non‑invasive cardiology procedures on the cardiovascular image and information management system (CVIS).
• To advise patients on access to and use of other services within the Trust.
• To supervise and/or train less experienced staff within own area of work where/if needed.
• To assist all members of the departmental team in the delivery of a high‑quality Cardiology service.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team in Cardiology including assisting Cardiac Healthcare Scientists in a range of cardiology diagnostic investigations.
• To continue to train and update as appropriate.
• To undertake clinical and non‑clinical duties under the guidance and direction of the Cardiac Healthcare Scientists and medical staff.
• To actively participate in the development of the department.
• To participate in the implementation of directorate policy.

Hand eye coordination for analysis of recordings and for programming of equipment via PCs.

• Provides basic / clinical technical services by undertaking routine and non‑routine ambulatory monitoring to in‑patients and out‑patients.
• Follows policies and procedures for own work area, makes comment on any proposed changes for own area and makes suggestions for service development.
• Safe use of equipment by self and others, ordering supplies for area of work, ensuring safe storage of equipment.
• May be required to demonstrate own duties to other healthcare professionals, new employees or trainees. Help with training of new / less experienced staff (nursing, medical staff and cardiac physiologists).
• Records personally generated information / updates.

• Ambulatory monitoring investigations: both ambulatory ECG monitoring (for periods ranging from 24 hours and up to 5 days) and 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
• Assist medical teams ensuring smooth running of out‑patient clinics, including routine observations (height/weight/blood pressure).
• Assisting with peri‑procedural data input for invasive and non‑invasive cardiology procedures on the cardiovascular image and information management system (CVIS).

• 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recording.
• Perform / record / interpret / report all as a solo operator.
• Fit / remove / analyse all as a solo operator.
• Greet patients / liaise with person seeing the patients / document observations / highlight any abnormal findings to person…