Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist

The Pacing/ Rhythm management team provide:

• Daily follow up clinics
• Remote follow up,
• A busy Brady implant service
• Physiologist lead ILR implant service (RLH site).
• Physiologist ILR explant service (RLH site).
• Services to an acute A&E department including unwell complex device patients
As a band 7 you will be a designated line manager to junior staff, completing performance and pay appraisals. All candidates should be RCCP / AHCS/ HCPC registered,
• Analyse, interpret, and report complex clinical data (e.g. Ambulatory Monitoring) taking necessary departmental procedure when diagnosing an unexpected event liaising/advising with medical staff.
• To follow up and appropriately manage patients with implantable cardiac devices
• To document all investigations and or adjustments correctly.
• To maintain your professional development to be up to date with new device techniques/ advances
• Assist the implanting consultant in pacemaker implantation, performing initial checks etc
• Lead and supervise within ETT areas, including obtaining patient consent. Advises the appropriate clinician when necessary.
  
  A exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Physiologist who is BHRS (or equivalent) with suitable experience to assist in the planning and delivery of a specialised Cardiology diagnostics service to the Trust.
You will be an effective member of the Cardiology Labs team providing a high standard of Cardiac Physiological Services and excellent patient care. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our welcoming Aintree Cardiology Department. We currently undertake a wide variety of non-invasive and invasive tests including ECG, Ambulatory Monitoring, Tilt Table Testing, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Echocardiography (including Dobutamine and Exercise Stress Echo, Transoesophageal, Contrast and Bubble Studies, Specialist Valve Clinics, Advanced Imaging including Speckle Tracking and 3-D Echocardiography and Research), Cardiac Catheterisation and Permanent Pacing; both implant and follow up. The candidates should have BHRS accreditation. This is an ideal opportunity for a current band 7 seeking a change, or forward thinking suitably qualified Band 6 who is looking to develop their career further.,
• Substantial post qualification experience
• Proficient in single chamber and dual chamber pacing
• Experience in training all grades of staff
Desirable criteria
• Managerial experience, Degree in Cardiac Clinical Physiologist or equivalent
• BHRS Accreditation
• ILS trained
• RCCP/AHCS registration
Desirable criteria
• Managerial qualification
• Training for trainers' certificate, Importance of confidentiality
• Health and safety
• Data protection
• Wide range of cardiology knowledge including ECG's and ambulatory ECG analysis, Good computer skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Team working skills
• Managerial skills
• Take responsibility for accurate work
• Work under pressure
• Work to deadlines, Good team leader
• Self-disciplined and motivated
• Adaptable
• Able to concentrate for long periods of time
• Able to motivate others, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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.