Buckinghamshire NHS Trust are keen to recruit an enthusiastic Cardiac Associate Practitioner to join our friendly non-invasive service.
The successful candidate should have experience working in a healthcare setting, ideally within in the field of Cardiology. Experience performing 12 lead ECGs is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
* Perform ECGs to a high standard in accordance with SCST guidelines and department minimum standards, with sufficient experience and knowledge to deviate from policy as required to obtain a clinically relevant study.
* Sole responsibility for acquisition of complex clinical information and applying theory to deliver an accurate test, including the basic interpretation and recording of information you personally acquire and technical problem solving.
* Obtain relevant clinical information by reading request forms in order to proactively tailor the study for each individual patient.
* Identify and advise when an ECG is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest alternative/additional investigations.
* Perform non-routine ECG investigations eg, carotid sinus stimulation working with a consultant cardiologist.
* Review studies by other health care professions including across disciplines eg, Doctors/Nurses and provide specialist advice on recording of ECGs including where there is a difference of opinion.
* Assist supervising physiologist including recording of ECG and Blood Pressure, checking adequate stock levels of consumables, record keeping and patient care.
* Produce accurate recording for each test with responsibility for your own caseload and apply technical and clinical theory to proactively adapt the test to each patient including technical problem solving. Responsible for keeping adequate stock levels of consumables.
Person Specification
Training
* Commitment to undertake training needed for role.
* ILS or BLS certification
Experience
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
* Experience of working with ECG equipment.
* Experience working with Cardiology.
Skills
* Must have good IT skills.
* Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Specialist training in a minimum of one discipline with evidence of maintenance and development of skills to the level required for department minimum standards.
* Experience of Holter monitoring.
* Able to obtain a manual blood pressure measurement.
Special circumstances
* Must be able to work flexibly when the service requires this, including cross-site travel.
* Able to move heavy equipment using safe manual handling technique.
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.
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
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