Overview
Provides high standard clinical physiological analysis in a range of cardiac procedures. Provides a comprehensive diagnostic service to patients including specialist training in advanced techniques ETT, cardiac cath lab, stress echo / TOE. Works independently in areas and actively participates in the department training programme for graduate physiologists. Obtains and maintains all mandatory training and ILS certification.
Successful candidates will be graduates or nearing completion of a BSc Healthcare Science degree.
Essential Criteria
* Able to meet the requirements of the role
* Commitment to completion of work tasks at a high standard
* Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
* Frequently exposed to unpleasant conditions such as body fluids and odours
Desirable Criteria
* Innovative, well‑motivated, commitment to delivery of training, reasonable IT skills
* Good communication skills
* The ability to work as part of a team
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to work under pressure and in an emotive environment
* Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, evidence of CPD from clinical cardiology sources
* Undergraduate experience within clinical cardiology undertaking invasive and non‑invasive procedures
* Record of experience spent in non‑invasive cardiac procedures
* Previous experience with invasive cardiology procedures
* Post‑graduate training in cardiac physiology, BTEC/HNC or MPPM or equivalent
* BSc relevant discipline
* Undertaken recognised training scheme leading to a minimum BSc Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
* ASCST and/or MSCST
* Member of SCST with appropriate UK professional registration
Trust Information and Context
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single‑site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Ideal Candidate Profile and Career Development
The ideal candidate will be joining a dedicated band of Clinical Physiologists who perform a wide range of cardiac investigations. This is an ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge, skills and further develop your career. It is a busy but rewarding post. Qualified band 5 candidates must have a BSc in Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science and work towards / already have RCCP status. Trainee Clinical Physiologists must be currently enrolled on a relevant PTP programme and due to graduate. A band 5 scale on annex U may be offered until fully qualified. Apprenticeship positions are available for the right applicant to train to become a clinical physiologist at Sheffield University and obtain a BSc (Honours) Healthcare Science Degree. The department will support the release to attend university. A band 5 scale on annex U will be offered until fully qualified.
Immigration and Sponsorship
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right‑to‑work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and achieving fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.
We encourage applicants from under‑represented groups including black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and LGBTQ+, disabled, male and age 16‑24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd Dec will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (enhanced). From April 2017, skilled visa applicants and their adult dependants will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website – https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
This organisation has a zero‑tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisation’s safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers) are expected to maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse / any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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