St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for an Associate Practitioner to join our Community based Cardiac Physiology Team. This successful candidate will perform non-invasive diagnostic tests at our two Community sites in Roehampton and South Wimbledon.
Main duties of the job
This role requires candidates to have some previous experience working in a cardiac department and to have a good working knowledge of ECG interpretation. Applicants will only be considered for this post if they have an SCST certificate or diploma in ECG interpretation or equivalent.
Duties include performing resting 12-Lead ECGs and fitting ambulatory ECG and BP monitors and analysing results with supervision. You will also assist the wider Cardiac Physiology Team with more complex diagnostic tests such as Head Up Tilt Testing (HUTT) and participate in any associated clinical admin and training.
About us
We are a small friendly team and part of the wider St George's University Hospitals trust. The cardiac physiology service at St George's is an education-minded department and performs over 50,000 cardiac investigations and procedures per year.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
General and personal
* Desire to work in a caring profession
* Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
* Demonstrates a sympathetic and caring attitude towards patients.
* Moving patients from chair to bed.
Organisational and Management
* General understanding of the health service
* Ability to work with minimal supervision when required.
Qualifications and Experience
* 2 A Levels in Science subjects or equivalent
* SCST Certificate of Competency in Electrocardiography
* Evidence of technical competence (assessed) in ECG recording, holter fitting, holter analysis and exercise test assist
* Experience working within non-invasive Cardiac Investigations
* BSc or Foundation degree in science or human physiology-related subject discipline
* Experience in Holter Analysis
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.
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Community Services
£31,944 to £34,937 a year Per annum inc Inner london HCAS
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