Senior Cardiographer | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Walsall is seeking a dedicated individual to assist in cardiology procedures. The role involves providing technical reports, maintaining clinical skills, and supervising clinics as needed. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK and relevant experience in a clinical setting. This position offers valuable opportunities for professional development within a state-of-the-art healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in a clinical setting, particularly in cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all routine procedures within the Cardiology Department.
• Provide accurate technical reports on various procedures.
• Develop and maintain knowledge and clinical skills.
• Undertake audit and research activities.
• Supervise clinics where support is required.

Job description

Role Overview

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• To assist in all routine procedures within the Cardiology Department (to include ECG, Event recorder and 24hr ECG Holter Monitoring and 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring – Hook-up and analysis).
• To provide accurate technical reports on all procedures listed above.
• To develop and maintain knowledge and clinical skills.
• To undertake audit and research activities.
• Understand the significance of the ECG traces recorded and initiate further action by senior cardiac physiology, nursing or medical staff as necessary.
• Learn to identify and correct clinical and technical problems, which may lead to poor quality or misleading results.
• Prepare patients and equipment for ambulatory monitoring, including coaching patients in the appropriate use of the equipment and patient diary. Prepare patients for experience tolerance tests (depending on experience).
• Retrieve data from ambulatory equipment, using the appropriate computing/telephonic/recording devices provided and then to check the quality of the data, editing where appropriate and preparing reports for printing. It is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that reports are presented for review/reporting in a timely fashion and to arrange reappointment of failed recordings.
• To perform 12 lead ECG and ambulatory monitoring.
• Supervise other clinics where support is required.
• Set up and download of clinical equipment.
• Oversee admin duties where required.

An AfC Band 3 role is available depending on experience.

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025.