ECG Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking an ECG Assistant Practitioner to deliver patient-centred care and perform diagnostic tests such as ECGs. The role involves working in a clinical setting, assisting with stock control, and contributing to training. Candidates should have an equivalent qualification to NVQ Level 3 and experience in a healthcare environment. Opportunities for professional development are available.

Benefits

Opportunities for national ECG courses

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• Training and experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3, GCE AS and A level or equivalent.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting such as a hospital or care home.
• Ability to carry out basic clinical tasks including ECGs and blood pressures.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic diagnostic tests such as ECGs in clinical settings.
• Assist with stock control and training new staff.
• Deliver patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Basic Life Support

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

SCST certificate in doing an ECG

Evidence of training equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or higher

Tools

Patient management systems

Holter monitoring devices

Job description

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – ECG Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 20 November 2025

The post holder is expected to provide simple foundation cardiac physiology services for a range of non complex tests in the ECG Department.

Areas of focus will be expected in patient care, advice and assisting with our ECG services.

This includes doing ECGs, Blood pressures and Holter monitoring, including the setting up and initiating of cardiac recording devices, as well as enabling results to be transferred to other systems.

The post holder will also be expected to ensure the ECG Team equipment is logged, cleaned and kept to a high standard. Overall, the post holder should expect to be providing a high quality, patient focused comprehensive ECG Team service within Cardiac Physiology.

There are substantive, part-time and bank positions available, for further information contact Leah Edwards, Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist & ECG Team coordinator, 01223 638025, email address [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform basic diagnostic tests, such as ECGs, in routine and occasionally in non-routine ways, on wards and in dedicated ECG rooms in outpatients. The post holder can expect to be following local proformas, workflows and guidelines for patient management, acquired through formal in-house training. Work will need to be prioritised and escalated in line with department guidance.

The post holder will be expected to make simple decisions, involving basic facts or situations that impact on patients. They will be expected to communicate and work with a multidisciplinary professional team, assist ongoing research projects, and contribute to the educational needs of the ECG team and other professions and participate in the Trust training within the scope of the ECG Team.

The post-holder will be expected to deliver patient-centred care. They will need to behave with integrity, honesty and compassion.

In addition to clinical work, the post holder will be expected to assist with other responsibilities, such as stock control, helping with training and working with the rota staff to ensure ECG services are covered, and attending departmental meetings. A flexible team player approach would be an advantage. There will be opportunities for personal development and training for the post and will be expected to engage fully with the inhouse competences and training program. In addition, there are opportunities for doing national ECG courses and education.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence should show training and experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3, Vocational level 3, GCE AS and A level or Baccalaureate Qualification Advanced or equivalent level of knowledge
• SCST certificate in doing an ECG
• SCST diploma in ECG interpreting skills

Experience

• Evidence experience of working in a healthcare setting such as a hospital or care home.
• Evidence experience of prioritising workload and escalating issues where needed
• Evidence experience of work with patients in a kind and nurturing fashion
• Evidence should show knowledge and experience of work at foundation level clinical care.
• Evidence knowledge and experience of routine and non-routine delivery of care
• Evidence ability to work in inpatient and outpatient environments
• Evidence ability to carry out non-invasive tests at a simple foundation level including ECG and BPs, and Holters
• Evidence ability to be responsible for other non-clinical tasks, such as stock management or rota
• Evidence ability to be confidential
• Demonstrate evidence of good interpersonal skills
• Evidence organisational skills
• Evidence ability to communicate simple foundation clinical information in written and verbal formats
• Show good time keeping and record keeping abilities
• Working in an ECG department or on a ward in a clinical setting
• Knowledge of Lorenzo or other patient management systems
• Knowledge of Tomcat or CVIS booking systems
• Knowledge of ECG Monitoring Devices, including ECG Holter systems
• Basic Life Support
• Knowledge of ECG standards eg SCST standard

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Evidence to show ability to do physical demands of role including lifting, bending as well as working at a desk.
• Evidence to show ability to work in consistent and reliable manner
• Evidence to show ability to follow protocols and SOPs for work actions

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

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours