Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Experience
Significant senior experience of service operational management
- Knowledge and Experience
Proven ability to manage development/planning within a department or team
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience in paediatric congenital heart disease
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience of managing, supporting and developing staff
- Knowledge and Experience
Clear awareness of clinical governance
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of Modernising Scientific Careers training programmes and opportunities for integrated staff development with other healthcare scientific specialisms
- Education and Qualifications
Cardiac Clinical Physiology Degree, or other relevant and equivalent
- Education and Qualifications
ASCT/MSCT or equivalent qualification
- Education and Qualifications
Higher academic qualification (MSc) or equivalent evidence of relevant qualifications/experience in appropriate cardiac physiology subspecialisms (e.g. BSE, HRUK, IBHRE, Euro Echo)
- Education and Qualifications
RCCP registration (or be able to evidence the process of registering) or hold equivalent professional registration/accreditation
- Education and Qualifications
Awareness of Modernisation of Scientific Careers (MSC) and associated training
- Education and Qualifications
Work towards completing STP and HSST level programmes/ or working towards HCPC for state registration
- Skills, communication and abilities
Demonstrable leadership skills
- Skills, communication and abilities
Excellent organisational skills
- Skills, communication and abilities
Ability to prioritise in a complex and fast moving environment
- Skills, communication and abilities
Proven strategic thinking with the ability to implement major service changes
- Skills, communication and abilities
Able to establish strong working relationships with colleagues of different disciplines, management and other healthcare scientists
- Skills, communication and abilities
High level communication skills with patients, staff and divisional management as required to fulfil the duties of the post
- Skills, communication and abilities
Ability to train other staff and manage a programme of in service training across a team
- Skills, communication and abilities
Ability to cope with sensitively and supportively with emotional or distressing situations
- Skills, communication and abilities
Clear and precise written communication skills
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Congenital Cardiac Service as Fetal and Paediatric Cardiac Physiology Service Manager at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and St Michael's Hospital. This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and develop one of the UK's leading specialist congenital cardiac physiology services.
As the professional lead for a highly skilled team, you will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership across fetal and paediatric cardiac physiology services, supporting patients from diagnosis before birth through childhood and adolescence. You will drive innovation, service improvement and workforce development, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care across the South West and South Wales.
Leading a specialist team delivering diagnostic, therapeutic and interventional cardiac physiology services, you will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to enhance quality, performance and sustainability. As a senior Healthcare Scientist and expert practitioner, you will champion evidence-based practice, develop advanced clinical expertise and contribute to regional and national service developments.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and ambitious leader to influence the future of specialised children's cardiac services and improve outcomes for children and families. If you are passionate about leadership, innovation and excellence, we would love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership for the Fetal Cardiac and Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Physiology Service, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-centred care. They will be responsible for developing and delivering the service vision, managing capacity and resources, leading service transformation and maintaining the highest standards of clinical governance, patient safety and professional practice.
Working collaboratively with senior clinical, scientific and operational colleagues, the post holder will lead workforce planning, talent development, education and succession planning to build a highly skilled and sustainable service. They will champion innovation, research and the adoption of new technologies, while using performance, quality and patient experience data to drive continuous improvement. The role also includes contributing to financial planning, supporting regional congenital cardiac networks and representing the service at local, regional and national forums to influence the future development of paediatric and congenital cardiac physiology services.
This position requires an exceptional leader who can balance advanced clinical expertise, operational delivery and long-term strategic planning within a complex and highly specialised healthcare environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Fetal Cardiac and Paediatric Cardiac Physiology Service Manager is a senior leadership position within the Congenital Cardiac Service, responsible for providing expert professional influence across a highly specialised clinical environment. The postholder will act as a visible ambassador for Healthcare Science, championing the role of cardiac physiology within multidisciplinary care and ensuring that the profession contributes effectively to organisational priorities, service innovation and improved patient outcomes. They will provide expert advice to senior leaders and clinicians, supporting strategic decision-making and helping to shape the future direction of congenital cardiac services across the region.
The role requires the ability to influence across organisational and professional boundaries, building strong relationships with regional partners, educational institutions, professional bodies and healthcare networks. The postholder will help create opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing and the adoption of best practice, ensuring the service remains at the forefront of healthcare science developments. As a recognised senior professional leader, they will promote a culture that values inclusion, innovation, professional excellence and continuous learning, while supporting the wider advancement of cardiac physiology and specialised children's services.
The postholder will represent the service and profession at local, regional and national forums, contributing to strategic discussions that influence the development of congenital cardiac pathways, healthcare science practice and specialist service provision. They will foster productive partnerships with healthcare providers, academic organisations and professional networks to support collaborative working, research opportunities, innovation and the dissemination of best practice across the wider healthcare system.
They will provide expert professional advice on emerging developments in cardiac physiology, healthcare science and specialised paediatric care, ensuring that national policy, research findings and professional standards are considered within future service planning. The postholder will also promote the contribution of Healthcare Science within the organisation, supporting professional visibility, career development and the continued advancement of the specialty while ensuring that patient and family perspectives remain central to future developments.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Fetal Cardiac and Paediatric Cardiac Physiology Service Manager with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Service manager role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Oct 2026.
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