The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Echocardiography Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 27 March 2026

Job summary

24 Hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small, friendly team at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to provide excellent support to patients and staff across the full range of echocardiographic investigations.

The Cardiac Physiology Service at Rotherham is evolving and requires flexible and forward thinking staff. We are seeking an individual with a desire to work in a healthcare environment, possess a professional attitude and be able to work flexibly in a busy team.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work autonomously. The department has a busy echocardiography service with a focus on training and specialist areas and you would support the delivery of the echocardiography service in a range of clinical settings (e.g. outpatient, inpatient, wards, A&E, ITU). You would assist the Echocardiographers by preparing the Patient and equipment optimise patient flow and ensure the best use of resources and also support the reception team to ensure best use of appointment availability and performs necessary administrative duties to ensure efficiency. We are committed to providing a high quality service Applicants must possess a good standard of GCSE education including English and Maths For more details, please contact Debbie Wilkinson, Echo Lead, debbie.wilkinson6@nhs.net: 01709 427670

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of the echocardiography service in both outpatient and inpatient settings. To escort patients in and out of the examination room. To take measurements of height, weight and blood pressure. To support patients within the department, assisting with toileting and overall patient comfort to preserve their privacy and dignity. To assist with the moving and handling of patients. To undertake cleaning of clinical rooms and clinical equipment as and when required. To act as a chaperone when required, for any cardiac investigation. To clean the TOE probe in accordance with departmental protocol. To perform administrative duties to promote patient flow within the department. This includes ensuring all appointment slots are filled, booking porters, processing inpatient referrals and urgent requests and support the reception team to book appointments. To open up clinics and diary templates on the electronic booking system (CVIS) following instruction from the Service Lead. To answer telephone queries. To be responsible for checking and maintaining stock within the department. With appropriate training, to perform 12 Lead electrocardiograms (ECG) or other basic cardiology tests at the request of physiologists. To monitor the wellbeing of patients within the department.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Per annum, Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9165-26-03-010

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic understanding of Microsoft office including word, excel and outlook
Basic understanding of cardiac terminology and simple anatomy & physiology of the heart
Basic understanding of cardiology tests including echocardiography
Simple monitoring of pulse and BP

Desirable

Practical recording of an ECG
Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

Have you been referred to apply under the Widening Participation Agenda?

Essential

If so, please provide the name of the organisation that referred you to enable us to validate and track your application

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education to GSCE level (Ideally three GSCE grade C or above/4-7 including maths, English and a science)

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Health Care Science.
SCST Award in Practical Electrocardiography or other equivalent recognition of competency to record ECGs.

Experience

Essential

Working in a healthcare environment with direct patient care.
Experience of working in a busy multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of reception & administrative processes
Experience of monitoring stock

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Basic understanding of Microsoft office including word, excel and outlook
Basic understanding of cardiac terminology and simple anatomy & physiology of the heart
Basic understanding of cardiology tests including echocardiography
Simple monitoring of pulse and BP

Desirable

Practical recording of an ECG
Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care

Have you been referred to apply under the Widening Participation Agenda?

Essential

If so, please provide the name of the organisation that referred you to enable us to validate and track your application

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education to GSCE level (Ideally three GSCE grade C or above/4-7 including maths, English and a science)

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Health Care Science.
SCST Award in Practical Electrocardiography or other equivalent recognition of competency to record ECGs.

Experience

Essential

Working in a healthcare environment with direct patient care.
Experience of working in a busy multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of reception & administrative processes
Experience of monitoring stock

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.