Senior Cardiographer

NHS; Axbridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a cardiographer to join the Cardiology Department. Responsibilities include performing ECGs, fitting heart monitors, and providing patient support. The role requires good interpersonal skills and a commitment to training. Candidates must hold a GCSE in Maths and English, an Immediate Life Support certificate, and the SCST Certificate in ECG. The position is full-time, permanent, with a salary ranging from £29,651 to £31,312 annually.

Qualifications

• Commitment to obtain and qualify in the Certificate of Electrocardiography to SCST standards.
• Experience in performing ECG recordings and ECG interpretation skills.
• Awareness of own limitations and when to seek advice.

Responsibilities

• Record and interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs) under supervision.
• Provide explanation and reassurance to patients undergoing investigations.
• Fit and remove ECG ambulatory monitors after appropriate training.

Skills

Good inter-personal skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Education

GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Immediate Life Support certificate

SCST Certificate in ECG

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join the Cardiology Department at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Cardiology Investigations Unit offers a full range of non‑invasive cardiology investigations, pacemaker implants, echocardiography and a cath lab. The unit is undergoing expansion with the development of new services, along with the addition of more consultant cardiologists.

The department currently supports 9 cardiologists across the 2 sites.

We are seeking a cardiographer to join our busy team. Cross‑site working is a requirement.

Main duties of the job

Cardiographers are vital to the work in the Cardiology Investigations Department, working alongside cardiac physiologists, performing ECGs (recording of the heart rhythm), fitting 24‑hour heart rhythm and blood pressure monitors and 7‑day monitors on outpatients and on the wards, and assisting with exercise tests. Cardiographers also provide administrative support to our admin team. Experience of working with computers is an advantage.

Applications are invited from candidates wanting a career in diagnostic cardiology. However, if you are motivated, dynamic and looking for a new role in a friendly, local hospital we would be very interested in hearing from you.

Full training will be given with an opportunity to gain the ASCT qualification in electrocardiography.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Details

Date posted: 08 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

343‑7589687‑FM‑SC‑VCG

Job locations

Cross‑site

Job responsibilities

To undertake the recording and interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) within the department and throughout the hospital as required, under supervision, and independently after a suitable course of training which will be provided. The postholder will undertake a competency‑based training and assessment programme within the department for ECG and be able to demonstrate recognition of the main cardiac arrhythmias and basic electrocardiography instrumentation and troubleshooting technical faults. To provide explanation and reassurance to patients undergoing routine non‑invasive cardiac investigations and to assist patients with dressing and undressing. To fit and remove ECG ambulatory ECG monitors and event recorders after appropriate training and assessment; to fit and upload/download event recorders after appropriate training and assessment; to undertake preventative maintenance of ECG and ambulatory ECG recorders and exercise testing equipment; to work under supervision with a team of cardiographers and cardiac physiologists.

Person specification

Knowledge and skills – Essential

• A commitment to obtain and qualify in the Certificate of Electrocardiography to SCST standards
• An awareness of own limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Good inter‑personal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

• Performing ECG to SCST standards

Experience – Essential

• Experience of performing ECG recordings and ECG interpretation skills
• The candidate must have worked as a cardiographer for a significant number of years

Desirable

• Experience in teaching junior staff
• NHS experience

Qualifications – Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Immediate Life Support certificate
• Candidates must hold the SCST Certificate in ECG

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 details

Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Cross‑site, KT18 7EG

Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us