Rachel Roylance
SCPS Executive Committee Member
Senior Clinical Perfusionist Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
SCPS Executive Committee Member
I began my career in the NHS as a cardiac theatre HCA, at Liverpool Heart & Chest, which gave me a great overview of the working of the MultiDisciplinary Team and how each group interplayed with each other. I was an HCA for 8yrs and during that time it became clear to me that the role of the Perfusionist was for me and I was determined to get there. I was seconded to undertake my Nursing degree and graduated from LJMU with my BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing in April 2018. I returned to LHCH as a cardiac scrub nurse and gained valuable experience and insight from the other side of the table. I secured a trainee Perfusion post at Blackpool Teaching Hospital in October 2019. I successfully completed my Perfusion Science MSc and continued working in Blackpool until March 2025. During my time at Blackpool I was involved in setting up a simulator programme for the perfusion dept as well as taking a lead on stock management. The simulator was a great tool for teaching trainees but it could also lend itself to other teaching across the surgical division. I returned to LHCH and have thrown myself into the huge variety of complex surgery we perform along with taking a leading role in stock management
At Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital we do a wide variety of cardiac cases including complex Aortic operations, Minimally Invasive Mitral and Aortic valve surgery as well as Adult Congenital procedures. I enjoy supporting our trainee perfusionists through their journey to qualification particularly with practical scenarios.
