Senior Healthcare Scientist

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 April 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Healthcare Scientist to join our established team of Healthcare Scientists at UHNM.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve contributing to the wider band 6 duties in the department including, heamodynamic monitoring during cardiac catheterisation for both elective & emergency procedures. The successful candidate will also be expected to lead exercise tests, head up tilt table tests & provide advanced arrhythmia analysis for implantable loop recorders, holter monitors (3 & 12 lead), event recorder devices & 12 lead ECG. Additionally, there is an expectation that the successful candidate will support the departmental on call service for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. There will be opportunities for the right candidate to advance their skills in either cardiac rhythm management or echocardiography. The echocardiography department provides c24,000 studies per year. There are well established physiologist led services within echo, including stress echo, TOE, Contrast, Herceptin Clinics and Heart valve surveillance clinics. The pacing and EP services provide complex and simple device implant and follow-up and a full range of EP studies including complex 3D mapping.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours.We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

205-6742606-A

Job locations

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bsc (hons) or equivalent in Cardiac Science

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in cardiac science
  • HCPC / AHCS professional registration

Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate experience in ECG analysis and reporting
  • Post qualification experience in cardiac catheterisation procedures
  • Post qualification experience in exercise ECG testing

Desirable

  • Experience in the application or implementation of quality procedures
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bsc (hons) or equivalent in Cardiac Science

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in cardiac science
  • HCPC / AHCS professional registration

Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate experience in ECG analysis and reporting
  • Post qualification experience in cardiac catheterisation procedures
  • Post qualification experience in exercise ECG testing

Desirable

  • Experience in the application or implementation of quality procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Scientist & Cardiac Physiology Serv Man

Cheryl Oxley

cheryl.oxley@uhnm.nhs.uk

01782675409

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

205-6742606-A

Job locations

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG


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