Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Cardiac Physiologist

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

We currently have an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated Associated Practitioner in Cardiology to join our dedicated and friendly team at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be responsible for performing a wide range of investigations including Exercise tolerance testing, Tilt Table Testing, Ambulatory Cardiac Analysis and hook-up.

You should be a self-motivated, well organised with excellent interpersonal skills. You should have the ability to prioritise and use your own initiative. You should have a flexible attitude and the willingness to travel between sites.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the Cardio Respiratory Manager in the provision of an efficient and cost effective service to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. To support the manager in ensuring compliance with and maintenance of professional standards at local and national level.

In this role you will fulfil a range of duties including leading 12 ECGs that are both routine and urgent for all directors. You will fit Ambulatory Cardiac Monitors as well as Arrhythmia Event Recorders. In addition, you will fit and download 24-hour Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitors.

Along with this, your role will involve general administrative duties. As a result, you will provide high quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards. You will also support in maintaining patient safety in line with Health and Safety legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

438-PB3083

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies

Maintain and develop own competence.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Support the aims and vision of the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies

Maintain and develop own competence.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Support the aims and vision of the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Foundation degree or higher
Wiling to complete a professional body examination in electrocardiography
Willing to complete an in-house training programme for assistant physiologists
GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above or equivalent OR Functional Skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy
Basic keyboard skills

Desirable

BLS/ILS certificate
Professional body Certificate in electrocardiography or other relevant healthcare related qualification

Knowledge & Expierence

Essential

Demonstrate basic clinical skills
Clear written and verbal communication
Ability to follow instructions in accordance with policy procedures and guidelines

Desirable

Previous experience as a healthcare professional
Experience of managing own time and workload

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Foundation degree or higher
Wiling to complete a professional body examination in electrocardiography
Willing to complete an in-house training programme for assistant physiologists
GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above or equivalent OR Functional Skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy
Basic keyboard skills

Desirable

BLS/ILS certificate
Professional body Certificate in electrocardiography or other relevant healthcare related qualification

Knowledge & Expierence

Essential

Demonstrate basic clinical skills
Clear written and verbal communication
Ability to follow instructions in accordance with policy procedures and guidelines

Desirable

Previous experience as a healthcare professional
Experience of managing own time and workload

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)