St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Practitioner in Cardiac Physiology

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an Associate Practitioner to join our Community based Cardiac Physiology Team. This successful candidate will perform non-invasive diagnostic tests at our two Community sites in Roehampton and South Wimbledon.

Main duties of the job

This role requires candidates to have some previous experience working in a cardiac department and to have a good working knowledge of ECG interpretation. Applicants will only be considered for this post if they have an SCST certificate or diploma in ECG interpretation or equivalent.

Duties include performing resting 12-Lead ECGs and fitting ambulatory ECG and BP monitors and analysing results with supervision. You will also assist the wider Cardiac Physiology Team with more complex diagnostic tests such as Head Up Tilt Testing (HUTT) and participate in any associated clinical admin and training.

About us

We are a small friendly team and and part of the wider St George's University Hospitals trust. The cardiac physiology service at St George's is an education minded department and performs over 50,000 cardiac investigations and procedures per year.

For further details / informal visits, please contact: Louise Fenech (Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Community Services) via email louise.fenech@stgeorges.nhs.uk or telephone 020 8487 6008.

Details

Date posted

18 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year Per annum inc Inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5712298-BC-Z

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Roehampton Lane

London

SW15 5PN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

General and personal

Essential

  • Desire to work in a caring profession Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates a sympathetic and caring attitude towards patients.
  • Moving patients from chair to bed.

Organisational and Management

Essential

  • General understanding of the health service
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision when required.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • 2 A Levels in Science subjects or equivalent
  • SCST Certificate of Competency in Electrocardiography
  • Evidence of technical competence (assessed) in ECG recording, holter fitting, holter analysis and exercise test assist
  • Experience working within non-invasive Cardiac Investigations

Desirable

  • BSc or Foundation degree in science or human physiology-related subject discipline
  • Experience in Holter Analysis
Person Specification

General and personal

Essential

  • Desire to work in a caring profession Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates a sympathetic and caring attitude towards patients.
  • Moving patients from chair to bed.

Organisational and Management

Essential

  • General understanding of the health service
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision when required.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • 2 A Levels in Science subjects or equivalent
  • SCST Certificate of Competency in Electrocardiography
  • Evidence of technical competence (assessed) in ECG recording, holter fitting, holter analysis and exercise test assist
  • Experience working within non-invasive Cardiac Investigations

Desirable

  • BSc or Foundation degree in science or human physiology-related subject discipline
  • Experience in Holter Analysis

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Roehampton Lane

London

SW15 5PN


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Roehampton Lane

London

SW15 5PN


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Community Services

Louise Fenech

louise.fenech@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02084876008

Details

Date posted

18 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year Per annum inc Inner london HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-5712298-BC-Z

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Roehampton Lane

London

SW15 5PN


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