Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist/Cardiac Healthcare Scientist


Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Cardiac Physiologist specialising in cardiac rhythm management to join our busy friendly team.

In this role you will lead by example to provide an excellent service for patients of all ages who have received, or are about to receive, an implanted cardiac device. As a leading Cardiothoracic centre we are exposed to a vast array of complex medical conditions and the opportunity for you to grow within the role is extensive.

• Interview Date: 23 October 2026

• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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• Conduct brady and complex device outpatient and remote clinics inclusive of CSP, CRT and S-ICD.

• Involvement in brady and complex device implantation

• Support student and team members with their role

• In-house opportunity to continue professional development with attendance at internal courses.

• Opportunity to participate in an on-call rota.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

• Freeman Hospital

• Newcastle Dental Hospital

• Cramlington Manor Walks

• Urgent treatment centres

• Newcastle Fertility Centre

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Deliver a Highly specialist clinical Service in the CRM department.

• Deliver highly specialist knowledge, implantation and follow-up clinics of multisite pacemakers and devices.

• Work as an independent Cardiac Scientist to deliver a high standard of care to all patients, utilising evidence-based practice to optimise service provision.

• Communicate complex information regarding CIED therapies to the wider MDT, providing support for those with specialist and non-specialist knowledge.

• Availability to participate in an on-call rota providing a 24-hour emergency service for CIED implant and follow up, troubleshooting device issues for both adult and paediatric patients.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026

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