Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

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The closing date is 02 February 2026

The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire & Cumbria. The centre has a well‑established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, these include;

Cardiac angiography & intervention, device implants & follow‑ups, EP simple and complex. Echocardiography. All these areas are constantly evolving and developing as new technologies are introduced.

Due to vacancy an opportunity has arisen, to recruit a Band 6 Cardiac Physiologists in the Cardiac Investigations Unit. Candidates should have good experience in cardiology procedures and be willing to progress their career in either Pacing and Electrophysiology or Echocardiography.

We are looking for Physiologists who will relish the challenge of being part of the team that will be taking our department forward into the future. The post holder will possess BSc in clinical physiology or equivalent and looking to develop their knowledge and skills.

As a multidisciplinary department the successful candidate will be expected to work unsupervised in most areas and developed in the field of their speciality. Candidates who may lack experience in some areas will be provided with training plans devised by our training manager to address their training needs.

As a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist you will be required to work autonomously as a competent practitioner within the CIU department. Duties will include specialised cardiac investigations such as diagnostic and interventional cardiology, permanent pacemaker implants & follow‑up & routine non‑invasive investigations.

Participation in an out of hours on call service for emergencies is an obligation for this post.

You will be expected to develop your knowledge & skill into a specialist area of cardiac rhythm management or echocardiography as part of this role.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents and employ over 7,000 people from 68 different countries.

The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio‑thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography) and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

To be technically proficient as an independent practitioner in basic and specialist invasive and non‑invasive cardiology procedures, this includes:

Diagnostic angiography:
Monitor and recording of cardiac physiological measurements during the procedure. This also includes first‑line resuscitation with defibrillation, or assistance in the insertion of balloon pump and temporary pacing wires.

Interventional angiography; i.e. PCI, Stentings, rotablation, PMR, angiojet, intra‑vascular ultrasound and pressure wire monitor and recording of cardiac physiological measurements for a clinical report. Keeping the physician fully informed of any clinical changes.

Permanent pacemaker implantation:
Recording accurate lead function tests to guide a secure implantation of cardiac pacing leads. To record and document results, inform appropriate physician of any faults/problems. Support for patient throughout the procedure.

Routine implantable device follow‑up:
Working independently to record accurate lead function tests, making clinical decisions for basic reprogramming of pacemakers depending upon the results of the tests. To document all measurements and inform appropriate physician of any…