Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Physiologist
The closing date is 08 December 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a band 5 Clinical Physiologist in Cardiac Physiology.
Successful candidates will be graduates or nearing completion of BSc Healthcare Science degree.
Funding is available for an apprenticeship physiologist position should the right applicant apply.
Main duties of the job
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. This is a busy but rewarding post. Qualified band 5 candidates must have BSc in Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science and work towards / already have RCCP status.
Trainee Clinical Physiologists must be currently enrolled on a relevant PTP program 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.
BSc Healthcare Science | Sheffield Hallam University (shu.ac.uk)
About us
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 was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG 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.
Job responsibilities
* 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 to department training program for graduate physiologists
* Obtains and maintains all mandatory training and ILS certification.
Other
* Able to meet the requirements of the role
* Commitment to completion of work tasks at high standard
* Ability to concentrate for long periods of time.
* Frequently exposed to unpleasant conditions e.g.: body fluids and odours
* Innovative, well-motivated, commitment to, and involved in delivery of training
Skills
* Reasonable IT 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 emotive environment
* Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Knowledge
* Evidence of CPD from a range of clinical cardiology sources
Experience
* Undergraduate experience within clinical Cardiology undertaking a range of 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
Qualifications
* BTEC HNC MPPM or equivalent
* Undertaken recognised training scheme leading to minimum BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
* Undertaken / Undertaking recognised training scheme leading to minimum BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
* ASCST and/or MSCST
* Member of SCST
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Cardiology Labs, University hospital Aintree
Cardiology Labs, University hospital Aintree
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