Assistant Cardiac Practitioner

NHS; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Cardiac Practitioner to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on supporting the Cardiorespiratory Department by fitting holter monitors, performing 12 lead ECGs, and assisting patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The ideal candidate will embody the organization's values of boldness, inclusivity, and teamwork while contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow your career in a supportive and ambitious environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development

Diversity and inclusion policies

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths are required.
• Ability to assist patients with mobility issues is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cardiorespiratory Department with holter monitors and ECGs.
• Prepare patients for clinical examinations and assist post-examination.

Skills

Mobility Assistance

Patient Measurement

ECG Performance

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths

Job description

We are recruiting for an Assistant Cardiac Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

To support the work of the wider Cardiorespiratory Department by fitting holter monitors, Ambulatory BP monitors and performing 12 lead ECGs on a range of adult and paediatric patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies and procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

• B - Bold
• E - Every person counts
• S - Sharing and open
• T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities

To support the work of the wider Cardiorespiratory Department by fitting holter monitors, Ambulatory BP monitors and performing 12 lead ECGs on a range of adult and paediatric patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

To support the timely running of the outpatient echo lists in Cardiorespiratory by preparing patients for their clinical examination, assisting the patient after the examination and cleaning the room ready for the next patient.

There will be an essential requirement to rotate through the main department at Medway Maritime Hospital and the CDCs currently located at Rochester Healthy Living Centre and Sheppey General Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths

Knowledge

• Ability to measure patient's height, weight and blood pressure
• Ability to perform ECG is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

Experience

• Working with people in a CSW role or experience of performing ECGs in an outpatient setting

Skills

• Able to assist people with mobility issues

Values Based Question

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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.