Cardiac Device Remote Monitoring Lead

Bath, England, United Kingdom

8/5/2025

Job Overview

• To be responsible for a range of specialist assessments and diagnoses of individuals within the remote monitoring service using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by nationally recognised qualification in Cardiac Device management, theory and experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and diagnoses.
• To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with Good Scientific Practice (GSP) and values-based care.
• To play a key operational role and maintain a pro-active approach to managing, updating and leading clinical pathways. The post holder will possess excellent reasoning skills and sound judgement in identifying problems, generating solutions and reaching reasoned conclusions.
• In addition to supporting development in the Remote Monitoring Service, there will be a requirement to support other diagnostic areas within the department. The role will involve approximately 50:50 Clinical and Managerial work, supporting the department as required, with flexibility to ensure service provision continues adequately.
  
  

Main duties of the job

To Include

See Job Description for full duties.

Remote Monitoring service physiology lead, to support, and optimise current service in order to provide a safe and effective service.

Act as a specialist within the field of cardiac Device follow up and implantation. Be a source of expert advice for staff, patients and carers.

Participate In Other Areas Of The Department When Required.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full BHRS/EHRA/IBHRE accreditation
• ILS certificate
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience as Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist / Healthcare Scientist, competently performing simple and complex Cardiac Device implants and follow up, including remote monitoring as an independent practitioner.
• Expert understanding of all aspects of Cardiac Device Implant and Follow Up.
• Experience of training / mentoring junior staff and trainees, including to BHRS accreditation and further CPD development.
  
  

Management

Essential criteria

• Able to organize own tasks and activities including complex and routine procedures which may need adjustment daily.
• Good IT skills
• Excellent organisational skills.
  
  

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec - Band 8a Cardiac Device Remote Lead (PDF, 521.6KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sarah Goldsmith Job title Head of Cardiac Device Service, Cardiac Physiology Email address [email protected] Telephone number 01225 821530