Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiac Practitioner

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Job summary

Division: Medicine and Emergency Care

Care Group: Specialist Medicine

Band: 4

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024

We are recruiting for a Cardiac Practitionerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the organising and prioritising of the in-patient resting ECG and ambulatory ECG service to ensure timely delivery

Undertake ambulatory ECG fitting and downloading. Analyse the recording to produce an accurate report.

Undertake ECG recordings, interpreting results and advising medical and nursing staff of any abnormalities requiring urgent attention.

Undertake ambulatory blood pressure monitor fitting and downloading, ensure that results are dealt with appropriately, as per procedure.

Cross site working to provide an ECG service to both in and out patients and to undertake the connection, removal and analysis of Ambulatory ECG's, Event recorders and 24 hour Blood Pressure monitors. To support the supervising physiologist in Exercise tests and Tilt tests. To learn to take the lead in ETTs and Tilts Table Tests.

There will be a requirement to work at the acute site at Medway Maritime Hospital and at the CDCs in Rochester and Sheppey.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

275-2410CP-1

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist as second person during exercise tests, ensuring the patients safety as per the procedure. To train to lead ETTs.

Assist as second person during Tilt tests, ensuring patients safety as per procedure. To train to lead Tilt table tests.

Take the lead for ECG training provision to junior staff, students and the wider trust.

To chase the return of ambulatory ECG and BP monitors when patients do not return the equipment at the scheduled time. To escalate to the Principal Physiologist if unable to resolve the return of the devices

To organise the maintenance and repair of all equipment related to ECG, holter monitoring, Tilt Table Tests and ETTs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist as second person during exercise tests, ensuring the patients safety as per the procedure. To train to lead ETTs.

Assist as second person during Tilt tests, ensuring patients safety as per procedure. To train to lead Tilt table tests.

Take the lead for ECG training provision to junior staff, students and the wider trust.

To organise the maintenance and repair of all equipment related to ECG, holter monitoring, Tilt Table Tests and ETTs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent BLS
SCST ECG Interpretation qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the heart and circulatory system
Understanding of simple non-invasive cardiac investigations

Experience

Essential

At least 2 years experience of working as an Assistant Cardiac Practitioner or equivalent
Experience of using Spacelabs Holter analysis software will be an advantage

Skills

Essential

Ability to multitask
Excellent patient manner

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent BLS
SCST ECG Interpretation qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of the heart and circulatory system
Understanding of simple non-invasive cardiac investigations

Experience

Essential

At least 2 years experience of working as an Assistant Cardiac Practitioner or equivalent
Experience of using Spacelabs Holter analysis software will be an advantage

Skills

Essential

Ability to multitask
Excellent patient manner

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)