Job summary
- Main area
- Cardio-respiratory
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week
- Job ref
- 438-PB1939
- Employer
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Preston Hospital/Community Diagnostic Centre
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Associate Cardiac Physiologist
Band 4
Job overview
We currently have an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated Associated Practitioner in Cardiology to join our dedicated and friendly team at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be responsible for performing a wide range of investigations including Exercise tolerance testing, Tilt Table Testing, Ambulatory Cardiac Analysis and hook-up.
You should be a self-motivated, well organised with excellent interpersonal skills. You should have the ability to prioritise and use your own initiative. You should have a flexible attitude and the willingness to travel between sites.
Main duties of the job
You will assist the Cardio Respiratory Manager in the provision of an efficient and cost effective service to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. To support the manager in ensuring compliance with and maintenance of professional standards at local and national level.
In this role you will fulfil a range of duties including leading 12 ECGs that are both routine and urgent for all directors. You will fit Ambulatory Cardiac Monitors as well as Arrhythmia Event Recorders. In addition, you will fit and download 24-hour Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitors.
Along with this, your role will involve general administrative duties. As a result, you will provide high quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards. You will also support in maintaining patient safety in line with Health and Safety legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies
Maintain and develop own competence.
Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
Support the aims and vision of the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree or higher
- Wiling to complete a professional body examination in electrocardiography
- Willing to complete an in-house training programme for assistant physiologists
- GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above or equivalent OR Functional Skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy
- Basic keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- BLS/ILS certificate
- Professional body Certificate in electrocardiography or other relevant healthcare related qualification
Knowledge & Expierence
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate basic clinical skills
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Ability to follow instructions in accordance with policy procedures and guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a healthcare professional
- Experience of managing own time and workload
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shahid Tagari
- Job title
- Cardio-Respiratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 522253
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