Associate Practitioner

Job summary

To undertake a range of tasks in support of the physiologists including recording 12 lead electrocardiograms, applying heart monitors and carrying out spirometry on both in -patients and out-patients across the hospital sites. You will also assist the senior physiologists with more high risk procedures such as stress echocardiography, exercise stress tests, transoesophageal echocardiography, and implantable cardiac monitoring set up.

You may also be expected to support the physiologists onsite with other ATO duties as services develop.

Main duties of the job

1. Perform clinical procedures on patients of all ages, including children, with the ability to explain to patients about each test and what will be required of them, within an agreed competence, to the standards required by the SCST and ARTP. These procedures include:

• Recording routine 12 lead electrocardiograms on inpatients and outpatients.

• Applying and issuing 24 hour/ multi-day ambulatory monitoring to inpatients and outpatients

• To perform basic lung function tests including spirometry and FeNO along with administration of nebulized medication / metered dose inhalers when requested.

• To issue overnight sleep study equipment and oximeters, and download the recordings

• Assist Cardio-respiratory Physiologists during procedures with high risk of patient adverse events, including
• Stress echocardiography and exercise tolerance testing
• Implantable Cardiac Devices
• Transoesophageal echocardiography
• Recognise signs and symptoms of life-threatening and urgent cardiac and respiratory abnormalities and take steps to support patients as necessary
• To be able to perform ILS

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.