Cardiorespiratory Support Worker

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in York is seeking a Cardiorespiratory Support Worker to join their inpatient echocardiography service. The successful candidate will be responsible for transporting patients and ensuring high-quality patient care during investigations. Applicants should possess a good educational background and relevant experience in a hospital setting, including an understanding of confidentiality issues. The role offers generous benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Generous relocation package

Confidential advice and support via Employee Assistance Programme

Various paid and unpaid leave options

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Able to work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to cope with stressful situations.
• Works well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with patients on the wards, checking details.
• Assist clinical members in examination rooms.
• Provide comfort and reassurance to patients.

Skills

Understanding of confidentiality issues in healthcare

Experience working in a hospital setting

Education

Evidence of a good standard of general education or equivalent life skills

GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cardiorespiratory Support Worker

The closing date is 22 December 2025

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic person to join our inpatient echocardiography service.

Echocardiography (heart scan) is used in a variety of inpatients to aid in diagnosis and management. We perform these in the Cardiac Hub with specialist machines and a specialist patient couch.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the transportation of patients to the Cardiac Hub from the wards and back. They will assist specialist staff where needed to ensure any investigations can be performed to a high standard. Interviews for this role will be face to face only with no option for a remote interview

Main duties of the job

• Communication with patients on the wards, checking patient's details are correct.
• Assist clinical members of the team in the examination room, including assisting with patient moving, chaperoning and supervision.
• Where appropriate provide comfort and reassurance to patients and accompanying relatives.
• Carry out and record patient observations, under the direction and supervision.
• Provide a safe patient transfer and transportation service throughout the directorate and wards.
• Communication with patients and staff, responding appropriately to requests for assistance, information, and complaints.
• Ensure patient changing and waiting areas are tidy and always maintained.
• Ensure adequate patient care is provided including personal hygiene, helping patients to change, assisting with use of the toilet.
• Under the direction of the clinical members of the team, confirm with wards and other departments patient appointment times and transportation requirements.
• Removal of patient IV Venflons following contrast examination.
• Ensure adequate supplies of clean linen in patient changing and examination rooms as appropriate.
• To put away clinical stores and maintain storerooms in a clean and tidy fashion.

About us

For further information about working for our Trust please visit:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Experience

• Understanding of confidentiality issues in healthcare
• Experience of working in a hospital setting

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of general education or equivalent life skills.
• GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent
• Works well as part of a team.
• Able to work well in a fastpaced environment
• Able to cope with stressful situations

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust