Job summary
- Main area
- Technical Officer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 370-ACS3ECG-V425-A
- Employer
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/09/2024 23:59
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Assistant Technical officer (ATO)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic individual to join our team to help deliver cardiology and respiratory diagnostics.
We currently undertake a variety of cardiology and respiratory tests and want the successful applicant to have the ability to work independently and be competent in electrocardiograms (ECG’s), spirometry and issuing overnight monitors.
Main duties of the job
The main duties will be being part of the cardio-respiratory department, delivering quality diagnostic tests for our out-patients and in-patients across Warrington and Halton hospital sites. Full training will be given to enable you to become an independent practitioner and following initial training you will undertake the SCST and ARTP professional qualifications.
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification***
Person specification
Skills, knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Basic life support qualification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Willing to undergo training and complete the SCST / ARTP professional exams.
Applicant requirements
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
- Carol Graham
- Job title
- Cardio-respiratory service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925275262
- Additional information
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