Care Assistant - Arrhythmia Nurse Team

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A key healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a part-time support role to enhance the arrhythmia service. Candidates must assist specialist nurses, care for patients during their visits, and ensure timely support during procedures. Applicants should have NVQ level 2 experience in a hospital setting and excellent communication skills. This role involves face-to-face interactions and basic medical assistance in outpatient clinics.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a hospital setting working at NVQ level 2.
• Willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3.
• Reputation for high standard of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support nurses delivering outpatient assessments in clinic.
• Order ECGs prior to clinic.
• Plan virtual clinics and liaise with patients.
• Support patients during day case procedures.
• Perform ECGs, phlebotomy and observations during weekend clinics.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships

Basic Computer Skills

Education

NVQ level 2 experience

Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3

Job description

Job summary

We have redesigned the service to incorporate two part time band 3 roles to support the arrhythmia specialist nurses/ ANP's to run the arrhythmia service.

The role will be to support the delivery of the arrhythmia service by being a face to face point of contact during arrhythmia clinics ensuring that patients are seen on time and attended to outside of their consultation.

The role also is to support the planning and implementation of the cardioversion service.

We recognise that patients need support through their journey and the need for support staff if prerequisite in providing high quality care.

Main duties of the job

This key person will be responsible primarily for supporting the nurses in the outpatients clinic by caring for patients on the corridor, directing them to different departments in the hospital as well as undertaking ECG's, bloods, observations during weekend clinics, mainly a patient facing role.

The successful candidate will also support the patients during their cardioversion procedures, providing after care and ensuring they are supported throughout their day case procedure.

The planning of virtual clinics and contacting patients around attending for planned activities will be incorporated in the role and the ordering of routine investigations such as ECG's in advance of planned clinics will form part of the role.

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 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.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part‑time

Reference number

287-AMED-245-25

Job locations

Bluebell House, Aintree

Longmoor Lane

Aintree

L97AL

Job description Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities are outlined above.

• Supporting nurses delivering outpatient assessments in clinic by being face to face with the general public, helping them access other departments along with any basic care needs during their visit.
• Ordering of ECG's prior to clinic
• Planning virtual clinics and liaising with patients over the telephone.
• Supporting patients during day case procedures.
• Supporting alternative weekend clinics by performing ECG's, phlebotomy and observations.
• Running errands, e.g. to pharmacy.
• Ordering stock
• Updating audit reports for activity.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge Essential

• Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
• Basic Computer Skills

Other Essential

• Supportive of colleagues and patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bluebell House, Aintree

Longmoor Lane

Aintree

L97AL

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/