Healthcare Scientist Practitioner

Main area Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientist Grade NHS AfC:
Band
5. Contract Permanent:
Cardiac Physiologist.

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week. The work will be split across 4 sites (University Hospital Plymouth, Dartmoor Building, Peninsula Heart Clinic and once built Community Diagnostic Centre). Job ‑EG‑DC7713027.

Employer:

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Site:
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Town:
Plymouth. Salary £31,049 – £37,796 per annum (pro rata if part time). Salary period:
Yearly. Closing: 04/03/2026 23:59.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is delighted to announce a new opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Cardiac Physiologist to join our wonderful team.

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 is able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

• Routine resting 12‑lead Electrocardiograms:
  Record / Analyse / Interpret / Report / Sign‑off / Final output = ‘diagnosing’ / As a solo operator.
• Cardiac exercise ECG Stress / Tolerance Testing:
  Record / Measurements (including non‑invasive blood pressures) / Supervise / Report / Set‑up / Monitor.
• 24‑hour & 7‑day Ambulatory ECG Monitoring – ‘Holters’ & Cardiac Event Recorders:
  Fit / Remove / Analyse / Interpret / Report / As a solo operator.
• Invasive / Interventional Procedures:
  Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Angioplasty & Stenting and Valvuloplasty:
  Monitoring / Recording / Measuring / Interpreting.
• Near‑Patient real‑time blood analysis & monitoring:
  Coagulation monitoring / Oxygen saturations, etc.
• Intra‑Aortic Balloon Pumps:
  Set‑up / Maintenance / Troubleshoot / Continuous care.
• Right Heart Studies:
  Blood saturations / Monitoring / Calculations / Record / Measure / Analyse.
• Pressure Wire Studies:
  Set‑up / Measure / Record.
• Temporary Pacing:
  Equipment set‑up / Threshold testing.
• Pacemakers – single‑chamber and dual‑chamber:
  Interrogate / Analyse / Interpret / Program / Troubleshoot / Report / Administrate.
• Remote Follow‑up/Home Monitoring for pacemakers and ILR’s:
  Download / Interpret / Report / Administrate.
• Device Implantation – Pacemakers (single and dual chamber):
  Equipment set‑up / Device Prescription / Patient preparation / Monitor / Record / Measure / Test / Analyse / Interpret / Program / Troubleshoot.
• Device Implantation – Implantable Loop Recorders:
  Equipment set‑up / Device Prescription / Patient preparation / Monitor / Record / Measure / Test / Analyse / Interpret / Program / Troubleshoot.
• Echocardiography – Transthoracic Adult Echocardiography:
  Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation with assistance / diagnostic reporting with assistance.
• Echocardiography – Trans‑Oesophogeal (endoscopic) Echocardiography [TOE]:
  Preparing Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / manipulation of probe / operating pulse oximetry…