We are seeking an experienced and motivated Principal Cardiac Physiologist – CRM Training Lead for a 12-month fixed-term role within the Cardiology Diagnostics team. This is an excellent opportunity for an advanced practitioner to provide clinical leadership while developing and delivering a high-quality Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) training programme, as well as participating in the PCI cath lab service.
The post holder will lead and implement structured training pathways, and support workforce development. Working closely with service leads, they will ensure alignment with national frameworks (e.g. STP, BHRS) and organisational priorities.
Alongside training responsibilities, the successful candidate will act as an advanced clinical practitioner, autonomously delivering complex diagnostic investigations and expert clinical advice. They will contribute to service development, quality improvement, and the expansion of physiologist-led services, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
The role includes line management, supervision, and mentoring of staff, as well as involvement in operational delivery, governance, and multidisciplinary working across three sites. The post holder will also drive innovation, service transformation, and the ongoing development of the cardiac physiology workforce.
This is an ideal role for a dynamic leader with strong clinical expertise and a passion for education to influence the future of cardiology diagnostics.
Lead and deliver CRM training programmes, ensuring alignment with national standards (e.g. STP, BHRS) and supporting staff development.
Act as a mentor, educator and assessor for physiologists and trainees, ensuring competencies are achieved and recorded.
Work as an expert cardiac physiologist, undertaking complex device implantation, programming and follow-up clinics autonomously.
Provide specialist clinical advice and contribute to multidisciplinary patient management.
Perform clinical duties including inpatient and outpatient device implant support, device follow up (both face to face and remote monitoring) and work in the cath lab for PCI procedures
Support service delivery through leadership, staff supervision, and participation in 24/7 primary PCI and complex device on-call services.
Contribute to quality assurance, audit and governance, ensuring high standards of patient care.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance training, service development and patient outcomes.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Lead and deliver CRM training programmes, ensuring alignment with national standards (e.g. STP, BHRS) and supporting staff development.
Act as a mentor, educator and assessor for physiologists and trainees, ensuring competencies are achieved and recorded.
Work as an expert cardiac physiologist, undertaking complex device implantation, programming and follow-up clinics autonomously.
Work as part of the PCI cath lab team.
Provide specialist clinical advice and contribute to multidisciplinary patient management.
Support service delivery through leadership, staff supervision, and participation in 24/7 primary PCI and complex device on-call services.
Contribute to quality assurance, audit and governance, ensuring high standards of patient care.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance training, service development and patient outcomes.
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