Communications and Relationship Skills:
To communicate complex information to staff both medical and non-medical.
To provide comprehensive reports on all tests undertaken.
To communicate effectively with patients, to obtain their consent and cooperation, including patients with physical/learning disabilities, children of confused patients.
To communicate effectively with relatives of patients.
To develop good working relationships with other departments within the Trust.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills:
To inform hospital maintenance or appropriate services engineer if a fault is discovered.
Planning and Organisational Skills:
To take part in the day-to-day running of the department including allocating duties to junior staff.
To deputise in the running of the department in the absence of Head of Department and deputy Head of Department.
Plan and prioritise own workload.
Contribute to the development of procedures and any changes within the department.
Patient/Client Care:
To promote a pleasant and efficient image during all dealings with internal and external organisations.
Policy and Service Development Implementation:
To observe Health & Safety procedures and Fire Regulations.
Human Resources:
To be responsible for own continuing personal and professional development.
To assist with continuing education for technical staff as directed by Head of Department.
To take part in the day-to-day clinical supervision of other members of staff including students, Senior Assistant Technical Officers, and Assistant Technical Officers.
To take part in specialist training of clinical staff.
Information Resources:
To be responsible for data entry on all patient information systems.
To provide clinical reports on a broad range of cardiac investigations.
To have an awareness of information systems across the organisation.
Professional Responsibilities:
To take on other duties as directed by Head of Department regarding stock control, departmental schedules, Health & Safety, monitoring, and any other role required for the smooth running of the department.
Clinical Routine Technical Duties:
To perform ECGs on adults and paediatrics, ensuring accuracy and the highest standard of legibility both in the department and on the wards.
To have a working knowledge of all means available to reduce artefact and baseline wander.
A full knowledge of interpretation and the ability to write a comprehensive report is essential.
Ambulatory Monitoring:
To connect equipment to patients to ensure a good quality ECG recording.
To instruct patients in the use of the equipment.
To analyse results and write comprehensive reports to enable clinical decisions to be made by medical staff regarding patient treatment.
Cardiac Arrest:
To be fully conversant with emergency cardiac arrest procedures as required, including defibrillation.
To maintain concentration and composure in stressful situations.
Echocardiography:
To perform echocardiography studies and provide comprehensive reports.
To record images of cardiac structures in both 2D and M Mode.
To perform and recognise the implications of Pulse Wave and Continuous Wave Doppler studies.
To manipulate the machinery to obtain the best possible images and traces required.
Full Report:
To provide a written comprehensive report on the above.
Permanent Pacemaker/ICD/CRT Implantation:
To assist the implanting Physician to correctly position the pacing wire by taking various electrical measurements during the surgical procedure.
To monitor patient well-being and safety throughout the procedure.
To recognise the implications of abnormal results or readings measured/monitored during the procedure and advise the physician of the same.
Pacemaker/ICD/CRT Programming and Follow-up Clinics:
To lead pacemaker clinics.
To re-programme pacemaker parameters to ensure maximum patient safety and comfort.
To communicate results of checks to GPs and other medical staff.
Exercise ECGs:
To be clinical lead in treadmill tests.
To ensure that all current local and national guidelines regarding technician-led exercise testing are adhered to.
Cardiac Catheter Laboratory:
To be responsible for setting up and correctly calibrating pressure monitoring equipment for use during cardiac catheters and other angiographic procedures.
To monitor and record blood pressure and ECG throughout procedures and inform the physician of any significant changes.
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