Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Investigations Department - Clinical support team
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-6386979
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £23,615 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Technical Officer
Band 2
Job overview
As an Assistant Technical Officer, the post holder will be expected to work unsupervised in simple cardiac diagnostic investigations. It is expected that the successful candidate will possess initiative and drive to complement their role, within a busy department, and who will relish the challenge of being part of the team that will be taking our department forward. Candidates who lack experience will be provided with training plans devised by our training co-ordinator to address the training needs. The department encourages continual professional development. The successful candidate will ideally work towards the SCST, Certificate in ECG interpretation and will be expected to work across both New Cross and Cannock sites and to support our CDC unit.
Main duties of the job
To perform and evaluate Electrocardiograms (ECG) for both in patients and outpatients.
To assist in the delivery of the Ambulatory monitoring service.
To participate in an ongoing training/competency programme.
To record all patient investigation activity daily.
To assist departmental manager with audits and statistical data.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To use current PAS when necessary.
To deal with telephone and personal enquiries when necessary.
To participate in departmental educational study sessions.
To assist in maintenance of stock levels.
To assist in general diagnostic equipment maintenance.
Liaise with all grades of hospital staff.
Personal responsibility for Health and Safety within the Cardiology Department, and to be familiar with the policies and procedures governing the work environment.
To maintain confidentiality of records, information, and any correspondence.
Work well within a team across multidiscipline’s areas
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Good basic education
- • Four GCSE’s or equivalent
- • Basic understanding of Cardiology and the heart
- • Evidence of knowledge of Human Biology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates experience of working with people at all levels
- Ability to work well within a team
Desirable criteria
- • Previous ATO or Nursing experience
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate with various grades of staff
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Ability to discuss relevant professionally related issues
Flexibility
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective use of time
- Evidence of ability to act on own initiative
- Work across both sites - New Cross and Cannock
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Painter
- Job title
- Cardiology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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