Advanced Healthcare Scientist
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-26-0013 |
Summary
KEY RESULT AREAS, PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY KEY RESULT AREAS KRA 1 - To be highly competent in performing a broad range of routine and complex Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical procedures / techniques, and be an advanced practitioner in at least one specialist field. KRA 2 - As an advanced practitioner, to take a proactive role, together with the Lead Physiologists and other Cardiac Physiologists in the department, in developing and providing organised and efficient clinical-technical input to the diagnostic investigations and therapeutic services of the department. KRA 3 - As a professional Advanced Healthcare Scientist, manage accordingly the maintenance of standards and quality in the clinical-technical Cardiac Physiology services, including responsibility for the training of trainees, junior staff and peers when they are rostered to the specialist areas in which the post-holder is highly competent. KRA 4 - To foster and develop good working relationships through adequate, timely and appropriate communication with all other staff, and Patients, with whom the post-holder interacts during the course of their work. KRA 5 - To participate in providing the out-of-hours emergency Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical service to achieve 24-hour/7-day/365-days cover. PRIMARY DUTIES 1.1 - Routine resting 12-lead Electrocardiograms: Record / Analyse / Interpret / Report / Sign-off / Final output = diagnosing/ As a solo operator. 1.2 - Cardiac exercise ECG Stress / Tolerance Testing: Record / Measurements (including non-invasive blood pressures) / Supervise / Report / Set-up / Monitor / Record/ As a solo operator. 1.3 - 24-hour & 7-day Ambulatory ECG Monitoring - Holters & Cardiac Event Recorders: Fit / Remove / Analyse / Interpret / Report/ As a solo operator. 1.4 - Invasive/interventional procedures: Provide specialist technical support in Coronary angiography, Percutaneous Coronary intervention, Valvuloplasty and trans-aortic valvular insertion (TAVI). Intracardiac Pressure 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 External cardioversion: set-up/delivery of energy Intra-vascular ultrasound, pressure wires, rotablation, Optical Coherence Tomography and shockwave: set-up/measure/record Temporary pacing: equipment set-up/threshold testing/rapid pacing All as solo operator 1.5 - Implantable device follow-up: Pacemakers single chamber and dual chamber: interrogate/ analyse/ interpret/ program/ troubleshoot/ report/ administrate Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and CRT devices: interrogate/analyse/interpret/program/troubleshoot/report/administrate Implantable loop recorders: interrogate /analyse/ interpret/ program/ troubleshoot/ report/ administrate Remote follow-up/ Home monitoring: download/ interpret/ report/ administrate (Auditing outcome, measurements, and comparison = diagnosing) All as a solo operator For further details please see the attached JD & PS