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Job overview
We are looking to recruit a motivated individual to work competently with a multidisciplinary team in the Diagnostic Cardiology Unit.
The individual will be required to perform tasks unsupervised and to assist senior staff as required.
The post holder must be able to participate in non-invasive clinical procedures competently. In addition, the post holder will be required to supervise, train, guide and support staff in the performance of their individual roles and to give support to senior staff members.
The individual will be given the opportunity to post graduate level training in Invasive cardiac physiology and undertake BHRS accreditation.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Invasive and Non-Invasive Diagnostic Cardiology Unit service
- Perform and interpret a range of non invasive cardiac tests.
- Lead in exercise tolerance tests and tilt table testing.
- Analysis of holter monitor data
- Undertake training in and once deemed competent, independently perform all invasive cardiac investigations
- Work toward BHRS accreditation in cardiac devices
- Undertake on-call commitments once all relevant competencies have been assessed.
- Verify the quality and accuracy of junior colleagues’ interpretation of test results
- To maintain personal development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- Excellent ability to prioritise own workload
- Positive approach to work and ability to work to deadlines
- Show initiative and be responsive to service needs
- Excellent organisational skills
- Highly motivated to provide a quality service
- Be professional at all times
- Ability to work independently and as a team player
- Good interpersonal, written and verbal skills
- Ability to self-educate and continuously improve
- Excellent IT skills, computer literacy to a high level
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Must be reliable and have a flexible approach to meet service demands
- Maintain infection control standards within the department
Experience
Essential
- Experience in providing specialised, unsupervised diagnostic reports to an appropriate level and highlight and urgent findings
- Experience in undertaking a broad range of non-invasive investigations
- Experience in invasive cardiac physiology investigations
Desirable
- Professional membership of relevant professional body obtained by examination
- Experience in supervision and assessment
- Experience with pacemaker and ILR implants and follow up
- Experience working in the cardiac catheter lab
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc(hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) / BSc(hons) Healthcare Science (Cardiology) or equivalent qualification, or near completion
- Registered or eligible to register with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC
- Post graduate study in a relevant field or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Immediate Life Support
- SCST Part I & II, Certificate in Electrocardiography
- SCST Diploma in Electrocardiography interpretation
- BHRS written assessment completed
Further Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake further education to attain relevant qualifications for the post
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This advert is for Senior Healthcare Science Practitioner – Invasive/Non-Invasive with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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