Lead Cardiac Physiologist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,156 - £71,148 + Additional RRP £5,275 pa (Annual review March 2026) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, W1G 9RU |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7792136/196-LIS10285E |
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly skilled Cardiac Physiologist to lead the Non‑Invasive Cardiac Physiology service across Wimpole Street Specialist Care and the Royal Brompton Hospital Private Consulting Rooms. The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership and be responsible for the day‑to‑day operational management, strategic development and delivery of a high‑quality non‑invasive diagnostic service.
The Lead Cardiac Physiologist will oversee workforce planning, service improvement, governance and quality assurance, ensuring a safe, efficient and patient‑centred service that reflects the standards and values of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The role requires advanced technical expertise across the full range of non‑invasive cardiac investigations, as well as strong leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills.
The post holder will work collaboratively with consultant cardiologists, senior physiologists, private patient services, finance, marketing and business development teams to support ongoing service growth, innovation and an excellent private care patient experience. This senior role provides a key opportunity to influence the ongoing development of a premium cardiac diagnostic service.
• Provide overall technical and clinical leadership for all non‑invasive cardiac investigations, ensuring consistent high‑quality diagnostic outputs and timely reporting.
• Lead the operational delivery of the non‑invasive service across Wimpole Street and Royal Brompton private consulting rooms, ensuring safe, effective and efficient day‑to‑day workflow.
• Perform and oversee advanced non‑invasive procedures including Holter/event analysis, ETT, CPET, ILR follow‑up, and pacemaker/ICD/CRTD remote and in‑person monitoring.
• Lead on staff training, supervision, competency assessment, CPD and performance management for the non‑invasive physiology team.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, clinical governance requirements, CQC standards and statutory regulations.
• Oversee equipment maintenance, service contracts, safety checks and liaison with Clinical Engineering.
• Lead or support investigations into incidents, complaints and patient concerns, implementing improvement plans where required.
• Contribute to business planning, financial management, and achievement of departmental financial targets and cost‑improvement initiatives.
• Maintain awareness of competitor service offerings and contribute to commercial development of the private cardiac diagnostic service.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, administrative teams and multidisciplinary colleagues to support the smooth and efficient running of private patient pathways.
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Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals is the UK’s largest post-graduate specialist heart and lung centre, with an international reputation as a centre of excellence. In February 2021, The Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guys and St Thomas’ bringing together world leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease.
In 2016, the trust launched its private outpatient and diagnostic facility located in the Harley Street medical area. Our private care services are built on the dedication of NHS services at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, which have a long history of advancing heart and lung care. Stories of innovation, collaboration and progress that continue today with our world-class consultants and services.
The Trust offers a supportive and respectful environment providing you with the opportunity to develop your skills in a progressive and expanding organisation and supporting your career development by offering internal and external training opportunities.
• Hold overall responsibility for all non‑invasive cardiac investigations, ensuring high clinical standards and report turnaround times.
• Maintain expert‑level clinical competence and perform advanced cardiac diagnostic techniques independently.
• Acquire, analyse and interpret complex clinical data, providing expert opinion and reviewing conflicting or atypical results.
• Provide day‑to‑day operational leadership for the non‑invasive service, ensuring appropriate staffing, workflow management and service continuity across sites.
• Ensure robust implementation, monitoring and compliance with Trust policies, SOPs, quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support service development initiatives, including new diagnostic pathways and the introduction of new technologies.
• Lead on complaints handling, incident investigations and embedding learning outcomes.
• Oversee equipment maintenance, calibration, repairs, safety testing and asset management in collaboration with Clinical Engineering.
• Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control standards, equipment cleaning procedures and safety protocols.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, environment of care and safety within the non‑invasive department.
• Collect, review and present audit data to support service evaluation and improvement.
• Support research and innovation activities where relevant.
• Ensure accurate and secure documentation, data management and reporting for clinical, statistical and research purposes.
• Lead recruitment, induction, mentoring and supervision of team members.
• Carry out appraisals, performance reviews and management of staff development plans.
• Ensure the team maintains required competencies and has access to appropriate CPD, training and educational opportunities.
• Manage leave, sickness reporting and staffing rotas to ensure safe service coverage.
• Lead delivery of specialist training and education for non‑invasive cardiac physiology across the team.
• Maintain and develop personal professional knowledge, skills and competencies in line with regulatory and Trust standards.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information clearly to patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Support MDT communication, consultant liaison and high‑quality private patient customer service.
• Act as a key point of contact for operational, clinical and service-related queries.
• Support implementation and review of Trust and private patient policies, ensuring team compliance.
• Contribute to business planning, financial performance monitoring and meeting income targets.
• Identify opportunities for cost improvement, resource optimisation and commercial growth.
• Maintain awareness of competitor services and contribute to strategic positioning of the private cardiac diagnostics offer.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026