Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Assistant Practitioner - Cardio-Respiratory

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Job summary

To assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard, quality service in an extended role to that of a Assistant Practitioner

To ensure courtesy, privacy, confidentiality and respect at all times to patients, relatives, staff and colleagues.

The Cardio-Respiratory Department provides a high quality service for all cardiac and respiratory diagnostic investigations. A 24/7 service is provided for basic investigations such as ECG and spirometry which is provided by Senior Assistant Technical Officers and Assistant Practitioners.

You will have at sufficient experience as a Senior ATO within the cardiac or respiratory field during which you will have completed a six month basic in-service training programme and at least a further 12 months continuing to build and expand upon these skills. You will be aware of the full range of procedures provided by the department.

You will undertake a wide range of work activities. As an Assistant Practitioner you will be expected to :

Supervise basic and junior trainee staff
Participate in a 24 hr shift system, work alone with the backup of on call Physiologist if necessary.

Post is subject to Enhanced DBS check + Children's & Adults' Barred Lists

Main duties of the job

ECG's throughout the Trust - wards, clinics, A & E and other departments.
Cardiac monitoring during clinical procedures eg. cardioversions, carotid sinus massage and valsalva manoeuvres.
Basic spirometry and Peak Flows.
Arterial blood gas analysis.
Non-invasive BP measurement.
Blood glucose measurement.
Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory ECG & BP hook up.
Actively participate at cardiac arrests, with ILS training.
Use of external pacemaker.
Participate in audit collection.
Assist with Exercise Tolerance Tests - 2nd person attending.
Assist with Tilt Table tests - 2nd person assisting.
Responsible for mouth guard in TOE's.
Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6146971

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Whiston

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow the Department Mission Statement.
ACE Behavioural Standards.
Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures.
Attendance & Punctuality.
Compliance with OOH rota.
Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy.
Health & Safety.
Request help if required.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Basic clerical and administration duties.
Monitoring of stock levels.
Participate in audit collection.
Field calls to senior on-call staff.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision of trainees.

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow the Department Mission Statement.
ACE Behavioural Standards.
Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures.
Attendance & Punctuality.
Compliance with OOH rota.
Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy.
Health & Safety.
Request help if required.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Basic clerical and administration duties.
Monitoring of stock levels.
Participate in audit collection.
Field calls to senior on-call staff.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision of trainees.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or equivalent experience
Immediate Life Support

Desirable

S.C.S.T Certificate in Electrocardiography or equivalent.
IT qualification.
Certificate in spirometry or equivalent.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Significant years previous experience as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer in a Cardiology or Cardio-Respiratory Department.
Experience of assisting Clinical Physiologists in a wide range of specialist investigations.
Experienced in supervising of junior staff.
General experience in spirometry.

Desirable

NHS experience

Skills

Essential

Competent in a range of routine Cardio-Respiratory investigations.
Skilled in a range of basic routine tests.
Proficient in basic interpretation of routine tests.
Ability to work independently and to a high standard.
Resuscitation skills including use of external pacemakers.

Other

Essential

Portfolio of Clinical Practice.
Evidence based file of Clinical Assessment.
Portfolio of Continual Professional Development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or equivalent experience
Immediate Life Support

Desirable

S.C.S.T Certificate in Electrocardiography or equivalent.
IT qualification.
Certificate in spirometry or equivalent.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Significant years previous experience as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer in a Cardiology or Cardio-Respiratory Department.
Experience of assisting Clinical Physiologists in a wide range of specialist investigations.
Experienced in supervising of junior staff.
General experience in spirometry.

Desirable

NHS experience

Skills

Essential

Competent in a range of routine Cardio-Respiratory investigations.
Skilled in a range of basic routine tests.
Proficient in basic interpretation of routine tests.
Ability to work independently and to a high standard.
Resuscitation skills including use of external pacemakers.

Other

Essential

Portfolio of Clinical Practice.
Evidence based file of Clinical Assessment.
Portfolio of Continual Professional Development.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Whiston

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Whiston

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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