Assistant Technical Officer in Cardio Respiratory and Community

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Technical Officer in the Cardio Respiratory Department. The role involves delivering Cardiorespiratory services across Trust sites, supporting clinical physiologists, and potentially working across LUHFT locations in a flexible hours system.

As a Band 3 post in Cardio Respiratory, you will perform ECGs, assist with ambulatory monitoring and spirometry, and support safe equipment use and stock control.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical physiology investigations such as ECG recording and spirometry.
• Ability to operate and maintain departmental equipment safely.
• Willingness to participate in flexible working hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist in a range of clinical physiology investigations including recording ECGs, ambulatory monitoring, and spirometry.
• Support the Cardio Respiratory Department in stock control of consumables.
• Ensure safe use of departmental equipment and identify/report faults.
• Maintain clean and compliant procedure environments and assist with risk management policies.

Job description

Assistant Technical Officer in Cardio Respiratory and Community

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 assistant technical officer's within the Cardio Respiratory department to deliver Cardiorespiratory services to the Trust and as necessary, services to other LUFT Trust sites or other appropriate healthcare site.

To be an effective member of the Cardiorespiratory Department by providing a high standard of Cardiac and Respiratory Physiological service and patient care. It is understood that the post holder may possible be required to participate in a flexible working hours system.

**Previous applicants need not apply**

The member of staff will undertakes a range of clinical physiology investigations either in performing direct duties such as recording ECGs, fitting and removal of ambulatory monitoring devices and spirometry, from patients, or in assisting Clinical Physiologists in other areas of the department.

• Alert Medical Staff when abnormalities are noted on ECG e.g. in A&E. Be BLS trained.
• Assist in stock control of consumable items used in clinical physiology.
• Responsible for the safe use of departmental equipment.
• Recognise and confirm accuracy of reported equipment faults and ensure details are documented and appropriate steps taken for their correction.
• Ensure clean and tidy procedure environments are maintained.
• Assist with maintenance of local risk management policies.

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 a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, for more information, please contact the department.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust