Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist - Echocardiography

Merseywestlancs; Knowsley; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust is seeking a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist – Echocardiography to join the Cardio-Respiratory Department. The post is NHS AfC Band 7, permanent, 37.5 hours per week, with sites across MWL.

The role requires RCCP registration and extensive post-qualification experience. The post holder will contribute to a 24/7 service, provide highly specialised supervision, and work with Consultants, Nurses and other healthcare professionals to maintain high standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification/experience.
• RCCP Registration is required.
• ILS Qualification is required.
• MSCST/master’s level qualification or equivalent.
• IT Qualification is desirable.
• ALS Qualification is desirable.
• Managerial Qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, unsupervised reports of cardiology and related tests.
• Be able to work across multiple sites and be flexible in duties.
• Contribute to policy development and service improvement.
• Participate in on-call and out-of-hours work when required.

Education

Degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification/experience

RCCP Registration

ILS Qualification

MSCST/master’s level qualification / equivalent

IT Qualification

ALS Qualification

Managerial Qualification

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist - Echocardiography

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Echocardiography Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 409-8097851-A

Site MWL Trust - Various Sites Town Prescot Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist – Echocardiography to join Cardio-Respiratory Department

We are committed to meeting the needs of modern healthcare and providing the best possible services to our patients; as a result we have an exciting opportunity, which represents great career opportunities for the right person.

• The successful candidate will be an RCCP registered Physiologist with sufficient number of years’ post qualification experience.
• It is important that the candidate can demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and the ability to work as a team member.
• The candidate will work alongside fellow Consultants, Nurses and other Healthcare professionals to ensure high standards are maintained across the organization.

This post is for Mersey West Lancs and requires that you work flexibly across all sites

Main duties of the job

• To assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard of service for both routine and emergency work.
• The post holder will have a broad range of skills across the entire service but provide highly specialised supervision of a particular area within that service.
• Service lead physiologists will be expected to continually consolidate and expand their skills by formal and informal means, constantly updating their knowledge in line with local and national policy.
• A commitment to participation in the relevant societies and local and national groups and committees is essential

The Cardio-Respiratory Department provides a high-quality service for basic and advanced cardiac and respiratory diagnostic investigations. A 24/7 service is provided for basic investigations such as ECG and spirometry which is provided by Senior ATO’s and Assistant Practitioners.

You will be aware of the full range of procedures provided by the department.

You will undertake a wide range of work activities.

You will be expected to:

• Adhere strictly to all Department and Trust policies.
• Deputise for the department manager when necessary.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• Provides fully comprehensive, unsupervised reports of a highly professional standard in a range of procedures.
• Uses clinical judgements to act on reports in an unsupervised way.
• Has highly specialised knowledge and skill in at least one specialist area and is responsible for the development and delivery of that service.
• Clinical supervision of testing in this area
• Developing and implementing relevant policies and procedures.
• Producing costs for each procedure.
• Implementing staff training programs for all levels of staff.
• Peer evaluation of competency levels.
• Stock control and consumable costs in this area.
• Maintain optimal functioning and regular servicing of equipment.
• Initiation of research and audit programs in order to review services and to monitor capacity.
• Provide regular updates to manager on service progress and re-design.
• A commitment to setting up new services and expanding the Physiologist role into areas traditionally covered by doctors.
• Deputise for other service leads in their absence.
• Participate in out of hours sessions when required.
• May be called upon to participate in a 24hr on call emergency rota covering a range of invasive and non-invasive tests.
• During out of hours or on call sessions, together with clinical responsibilities, the Physiologist will take on a level of managerial control of departmental issues.
• Take on a level of managerial control as designated by the manager.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver clinical skills and knowledge unsupervised across a wide range of basic and specialised clinical procedures.
• Be proficient in a in a range of invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures.
• Provide high quality care for patients.
• Required to deliver complex information and instruction in a sensitive manner considering the diverse needs of all patients regardless of their age and abilities.
• Required on a regular basis to communicate information concerning patients and their test results, giving advice and recommendations to a wide range of staff groups.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure the accuracy of data quality in line with departmental policies and procedures are all current and correct.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs and implements training and education programmes in own specialist area.
• Assists with the delivery of education programs in a broad range of subjects to a variety of staff throughout the Trust
• Actively participates in the mentorship arrangement and takes an active interest in liaising with Higher Education Institutes providing teaching and placements when required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification / experience.
• RCCP Registration
• ILS Qualification
• MSCST/master’s level qualification / equivalent qualification / experience within a specialised field (BSE / NASPE / BPEG / ARTP)
• IT Qualification
• ALS Qualification
• Managerial Qualification

Other

• Committed to continual professional development
• Flexible and adaptable approach

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in addition to working independently
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment using highly technical equipment in a safe manner producing complex unsupervised reports
• Ability to work with patients and provide high quality care, imparting information, instruction and results in a sensitive manner.
• Excellent organisational skills

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in a broad range of cardiology tests
• Specialist knowledge in a range of cardiology tests
• Supervision of staff
• Participate in on call / out of hours service
• Managerial Experience

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [e-mail]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

eVisa Update
For successful candidates on selected work and study visa routes, who have completed and paid for their applications will no longer receive a visa vignette in passport as evidence of their permission to enter the UK.
Instead, you will be issued with an eVisa only, which is accessed by creating a UKVI account.
Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to:

• Understand how to generate an eVisa share code

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.