Cardiology assistant

Medway Community Healthcare; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Gillingham seeks a dedicated healthcare assistant to support specialist nurses in diagnostics and cardiac rehabilitation. You'll work within a friendly team, conducting phlebotomy, carrying out diagnostic tests, and assisting in patient education. A flexible working environment is promoted, offering the opportunity to develop your skills and be part of a patient-focused service. The role requires a commitment to quality care and community-focused values, alongside a willingness to undertake training.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Scottish widows group pension scheme

Supportive team environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Previous experience in community healthcare.
• Experience in patient care and phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Support cardiology teams in diagnostics and rehabilitation.
• Carry out venous blood tests and diagnostic tests.
• Assist in phase 3 exercise provision and patient education.

Skills

Venepuncture

Interest in cardiology

ECG taking experience

Excellent verbal and written communication

Education

Additional training in community setting

Job description

• Do you have a passion in working for a friendly team supporting the specialist nurses with diagnostics and cardiac rehabilitation classes.
• Do you have a friendly welcoming manager, putting your patients at the heart of what you do.
• Do you have an eye for detail, having good organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to work within a well established, friendly team supporting the specialist nurses with diagnostics and cardiac rehabilitation classes, You will work across all cardiology teams, have a level of autonomy organising your working week and after induction be expected to prioritise unaided, you will be IT literate to input and use patient records and use it systems for diagnostics following training.

• Take venous blood tests for patients as appropriate( after training).
• carry out cardiology diagnostic tests in a clinic and home visit

  You will work across all cardiology teams, you have a level of autonomy organising your working week and after induction be expected to prioritise unaided, you will be IT literate to input and use patient records and use it systems for diagnostics following training. environment such as 24 hour BP monitoring, ECG, event recorder fitting. (full training provided)

• To assist in phase 3 exercise provision. assessing and monitoring patients, providing education and motivating patients in their rehabilitation.(Full training provided)
• undertake near patient blood sampling ( finger pricking) to obtain INR reading . (Full training provided)
• Abide by code of conduct for healthcare support workers.

About us

So what else?

• Community cardiology is made up of a fast moving, forward thinking services, it is a hard working, supportive and enjoyable environment to work within.
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Job responsibilities

You will work across all cardiology teams, supporting current unregistered roles and carrying out phlebotomy for the services.

Once trained you will work unsupervised in some parts of your role which will include visiting patients in their homes and sometimes in clinics as well as in cardiac rehabilitation classes.

You will always have the support of senior staff when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• additional training in community setting

Experience

• oExperience of working in a healthcare setting.
• oPrevious experience of working in community healthcare.
• oPrevious experience of cardiology setting.
• oExperience of working with some autonomy.
• oExperience of working in a team

special knowledge/expertise

• oVenepuncture or willingness to undertake.
• oHave interest in cardiology
• oECG taking experience

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment.

• self-motivated
• able to work unsupervised
• Flexible and adaptable
• Effective time management
• Able to recognize own limitations

practical/intellectual skills

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
• oBe able to travel between clinics and patients own homes.

MCH values

• Being caring and compassionate
• Working in partnership
• Delivering quality and value

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata