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Specialist Clinical Physiologist in Cardiac Physiology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool, L7 8XP £39,959 – £48,117 a year Permanent Posted 10 September 2026 Apply by 22 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

An Exciting opportunity's have arisen for a current Band 6 Specialist Clinical Physiologist in Cardiology or and band 5 physiologist seeking promotion.

Given the nature of the department a flexible working pattern and cross site cover may be required.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be joining a dedicated band of Clinical Physiologists who perform a wide range of cardiac and respiratory investigations.This is an ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge, skills and further develop your career. This is a busy but rewarding post.Candidates must have BSc in Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science and work towards / already have RCCP status.

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-AMED-300-26

Job locations

Royal Hospital site

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8XP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the successful running of Cardio-Respiratory services here at RLH. You will be directly responsible for the performing and interpretation of highly technical investigations.

You will be responsible for performing high accuracy in:

Cardiac catherisation
Exercise tolerance testing
Stress/ dobutamine echo
Ambulatory ECG analysis
Community ECG analysis
Tilt Table Testing

Future opportunities to achieve specialist training will be considered.

Please refer to attached Job Description

previous applicants need not apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC HNC MPPM or equivalent
BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent / working towards
Registered with RCCP / working towards.

Desirable

ILS/ALS, ASCST and/or MSCST
ECDL certificate
Member of SCST
Post graduate qualification

Experience

Essential

Post graduate experience within clinical Cardio respiratory undertaking a range of invasive and non-invasive procedures.
Assess patients continuously

Desirable

Significant proportion of experience spent in non-invasive cardiology procedures
Previous experience with invasive cardiology procedures
Evidence of CPD from a range of clinical cardiology sources
Post graduate training in Cardio respiratory physiology

Knowledge

Essential

Diagnosing and reporting life threatening conditions

Desirable

Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills
The ability to work as part of a team
Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
Dexterity & ability to manipulate equipment.
Preparing complex reports for various investigations/ Excellent organisational skills
Dealing with frequent interruptions/ Unpredictable workload
Ability to work to deadlines/ Ability to work under pressure and in emotive environment

Other

Essential

Patient focussed
Deal With being frequently exposed to unpleasant conditions eg body fluids and odours
Deal with exposure to distressing circumstances such as death, aggression, verbal abuse.

Desirable

4 Undertaking training in specific speciality leading to BSE,BPEG, NASPE,ARTP
Commitment to, and involved in delivery of training

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.

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