Pacing Service Lead, Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7218226/287-AMED-157-25 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individuals 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 and a minimum of 5 years pacing experience.
This is an ideal opportunity for a current band 8a seeking a change, or forward thinking suitably qualified Band 7 who is looking to develop their career further.
You must participate fully in all pacing services (including direct patient handling) in accordance with departmental and National/European guidelines to ensure changing patient needs and service patterns are optimised. You will undertake and develop advanced techniques in your clinical area. You must be fully competent and autonomous Physiologist-led (medically unsupervised) LINQ implant. Being able to perform Physiologist led LINQ explant is desirable.
You will provide input into the overall staffing strategy for the department. This will include allocation of workload, relocation of staff and resources as necessary and in conjunction with the Clinicians and Principal Physiologist, assist with development and design of the Departmental Business Plan, this will include communication with Senior Management regarding staff negotiations, business plans, establishment and future developments.
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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Manage in conjunction with the areas service leads and Principal Physiologist all clinical areas to provide a high-quality service including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out. Ensure all areas a staffed safely and preforming for the best benefit to the patient.
Develop rotas, protocols and practices for the service and assist with the development of protocols and practices for all cardiac investigations.
Supervision of technical staff to enable provision of a high-quality service in all technical areas.
Personally develop the department in conjunction with the Principal Physiologist.
To act as a physiological clinical expert in the Cardiac Ultrasound / Pacing / Respiratory field, offering advice to all levels of staff (e.g. Consultant/nursing staff).
Work independently, producing patient reports that will, in turn, directly affect patient management and care. This will involve personal delivery of high-quality advanced procedures such as cardiac ultrasound / Pacing / Respiratory as well as initiating new procedures, writing protocols, writing patient information leaflets and undertaking research and audit. Reporting of unsuspected findings.
Monitor and maintain high professional standards in the reporting of all investigations, including cardiac ultrasound reports, thus ensuring that local and national technical standards are met.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Jul 2025
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individuals 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 and a minimum of 5 years pacing experience.
This is an ideal opportunity for a current band 8a seeking a change, or forward thinking suitably qualified Band 7 who is looking to develop their career further.
You must participate fully in all pacing services (including direct patient handling) in accordance with departmental and National/European guidelines to ensure changing patient needs and service patterns are optimised. You will undertake and develop advanced techniques in your clinical area. You must be fully competent and autonomous Physiologist-led (medically unsupervised) LINQ implant. Being able to perform Physiologist led LINQ explant is desirable.
You will provide input into the overall staffing strategy for the department. This will include allocation of workload, relocation of staff and resources as necessary and in conjunction with the Clinicians and Principal Physiologist, assist with development and design of the Departmental Business Plan, this will include communication with Senior Management regarding staff negotiations, business plans, establishment and future developments.
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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Manage in conjunction with the areas service leads and Principal Physiologist all clinical areas to provide a high-quality service including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out. Ensure all areas a staffed safely and preforming for the best benefit to the patient.
Develop rotas, protocols and practices for the service and assist with the development of protocols and practices for all cardiac investigations.
Supervision of technical staff to enable provision of a high-quality service in all technical areas.
Personally develop the department in conjunction with the Principal Physiologist.
To act as a physiological clinical expert in the Cardiac Ultrasound / Pacing / Respiratory field, offering advice to all levels of staff (e.g. Consultant/nursing staff).
Work independently, producing patient reports that will, in turn, directly affect patient management and care. This will involve personal delivery of high-quality advanced procedures such as cardiac ultrasound / Pacing / Respiratory as well as initiating new procedures, writing protocols, writing patient information leaflets and undertaking research and audit. Reporting of unsuspected findings.
Monitor and maintain high professional standards in the reporting of all investigations, including cardiac ultrasound reports, thus ensuring that local and national technical standards are met.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Jul 2025