Job summary
Specialised Cardiac Healthcare Scientist / Clinical Scientist
37.5 hours per week (4-day week Mon-Fri)
Permanent
£29,970 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 02 June 2025
Interview Date: 24 June 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialised Cardiac Healthcare Scientist / Clinical Scientist to join the cardiology team.
Developmental opportunities will be considered for applicants who do not meet the full criteria for the Band 6 post- the position will be offered to receive training and experience to enable them to gain the competencies to eventually fill a Band 6 Specialised Cardiac Healthcare Scientist / Clinical Scientist role, through both internal and external training.
Main duties of the job
An independent practitioner with the ability to perform, interpret and report on a broad range of cardiac procedures, working within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice in the delivery of cardiac procedures within the Physiologic Sciences Department.
Duties to be undertaken whilst maintaining a caring and compassionate environment.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective open communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a range of clinical and scientific investigations as appropriate to the role.
- Acquire and maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all tests, investigations and measurements carried out.
- Interpret and act upon results of tests, investigations and measurements in accordance with departmental policies, procedures and quality systems.
- Comment and advise on new proposals and protocols, especially for service improvements.
- Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including appraisal, supervision, academic course and problem based learning and maintaining a personal portfolio of learning.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake a range of clinical and scientific investigations as appropriate to the role.
- Acquire and maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all tests, investigations and measurements carried out.
- Interpret and act upon results of tests, investigations and measurements in accordance with departmental policies, procedures and quality systems.
- Comment and advise on new proposals and protocols, especially for service improvements.
- Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including appraisal, supervision, academic course and problem based learning and maintaining a personal portfolio of learning.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Unsupervised in non-invasive procedures
Desirable
- Experience in invasive procedures
- Echocardiogram
- Experience of undertaking training of junior members of staff.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support
Desirable
- Post graduate registration
- Post graduate training cardiac procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work accurately to reasonable deadline
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to liaise and to develop working relationships with a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to treat patients with respect and understanding
- Ability to work methodically whilst under pressure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to form positive working relationships
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Desirable
- Positive attitude to change
Other
Essential
- Frequent requirement to sit in a restricted position during echocardiography procedures.( up to 30 minutes, 6 times per half day session)
- Frequent concentration is required to interpret and analyse test data and results with a high level of concentration during patient test procedures.
- To comply with Trust manual handling guidelines when performing diagnostic tests and manoeuvring patients and equipment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Keyboard skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Friendly and approachable
- Reliable and honest
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspires confidence
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Unsupervised in non-invasive procedures
Desirable
- Experience in invasive procedures
- Echocardiogram
- Experience of undertaking training of junior members of staff.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support
Desirable
- Post graduate registration
- Post graduate training cardiac procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work accurately to reasonable deadline
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to liaise and to develop working relationships with a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to treat patients with respect and understanding
- Ability to work methodically whilst under pressure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to form positive working relationships
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Desirable
- Positive attitude to change
Other
Essential
- Frequent requirement to sit in a restricted position during echocardiography procedures.( up to 30 minutes, 6 times per half day session)
- Frequent concentration is required to interpret and analyse test data and results with a high level of concentration during patient test procedures.
- To comply with Trust manual handling guidelines when performing diagnostic tests and manoeuvring patients and equipment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Keyboard skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Friendly and approachable
- Reliable and honest
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspires confidence
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.
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).
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.
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).
