Senior Cardiographer

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join the Clinical Measurements team. The role involves performing ECGs and fitting ambulatory monitors across cross-site locations, with some administration duties and responsibilities.

The post is suitable for someone with a basic ECG understanding, as full training will be provided. NHS experience is desirable, and the department values motivated, well-organised team players with strong interpersonal

Qualifications

• Some basic understanding of an ECG; full training will be provided.
• NHS experience is desirable; able to work cross-sites.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills for adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Perform ECGs and fit ambulatory monitors within the Trust.
• Handle some administration duties and manage workload priorities.

Skills

ECG

Ambulatory monitoring

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Administration

Job description

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our Clinical Measurements team at Ashford and St Peters NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a very active department providing a wide range of invasive and non-invasive investigations including physiologist-led exercise testing, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring and event recording. Due to an expansion in the service provision within the Trust, the number of cardiac tests being performed has vastly increased and, as such, we are looking to expand our team of ECG technicians.
As a Band 3 you will be a key member of the departmental staff responsible for performing ECGs and fitting ambulatory monitors within the Trust. Some administration duties will also be involved.
You must be a self-motivated, well-organised individual with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to deal with both adults and children, and have the ability to prioritise workload and use your initiative.
This post would be suited to an individual with some basic understanding of an ECG however, you will not be expected to have experience within Cardiology as full training will be given to the successful candidate. NHS experience is desirable. This will require working cross-sites.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.