ECG Assistant Practitioner - Substantive and Bank Posts Available inCambridge Bio Medical Campus inCambridge Bio Medical Campus PUBLISHED 20 DEC 2023

Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year  PERMANENT 
The post holder will be expected to make simple foundation judgements, involving basic facts or situations that impact on patients.

The ECG Associate Practitioner role is a foundation clinical role within our healthcare science department and as such the post holder will be expected to be using foundation scientific skills and knowledge to underpin and develop their work.

Clinical work will be carried out directly with patients in purpose built dedicated ECG rooms. The post holder will perform, analyse, interpret and compare simple foundation investigative and clinical options, received in routine and occasionally in non routine ways eg ECG Tests on wards and outpatients. The post holder can expect to be following local proformas, workflows and guidelines for patient management, acquired through formal inhouse training. Work will need to be prioritised and escalated in line with department guidance.

The post holder will be expected to make simple foundation judgements, 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 maintain the patient at the centre of all their decision making processes. They will need to behave with integrity, honesty and probity, with good scientific practice as their simple foundation, as well as conforming to all of the NHS constitution pledges

In addition to clinical work, the post holder will be expected to assist with other responsibilities within the service, such as stock management, helping with training and working with the rota staff to ensure ECG services are covered, as well as attending departmental meetings. A flexible and team player approach would be an advantage.

The post holder will have 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, we encourage doing national ECG courses and education, which may open up further opportunities

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.

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 management, 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.

The ECG Associate Practitioner role is a foundation clinical role within our healthcare science department and as such the post holder will be expected to be using foundation scientific skills and knowledge to underpin and develop their work.

Clinical work will be carried out directly with patients in purpose built dedicated ECG rooms. The post holder will perform, analyse, interpret and compare simple foundation investigative and clinical options, received in routine and occasionally in non routine ways eg ECG Tests on wards and outpatients. The post holder can expect to be following local proformas, workflows and guidelines for patient management, acquired through formal inhouse training. Work will need to be prioritised and escalated in line with department guidance.

The post holder will be expected to make simple foundation judgements, 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 maintain the patient at the centre of all their decision making processes. They will need to behave with integrity, honesty and probity, with good scientific practice as their simple foundation, as well as conforming to all of the NHS constitution pledges

In addition to clinical work, the post holder will be expected to assist with other responsibilities within the service, such as stock management, helping with training and working with the rota staff to ensure ECG services are covered, as well as attending departmental meetings. A flexible and team player approach would be an advantage.

The post holder will have 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, we encourage doing national ECG courses and education, which may open up further opportunities

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.

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 management, 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.



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