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Assistant Technical Officer – Cardiographer
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | Hexham, NE46 1QJ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6484782/319-6484782RG |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen for an entheusiastic individual to join the Cardiology team at Hexham Hospital.
To perform a range of routine and urgent cardiac investigations including 12 Lead
Electrocardiographs (ECG).
• Fit and remove 24 hour Ambulatory ECG Monitors, Event Recorders and 24 hour Blood
Pressure(BP) monitors (with ECG) on both in-patients and out-patients.
• Continually obtain accurate test results from a wide cross section of patients. Maintain
confidentiality at all times.
To perform a range of routine and urgent cardiac investigations including 12 Lead Electrocardiographs (ECG).
Fit and remove 24 hour Ambulatory ECG Monitors, Event Recorders and 24 hour Blood Pressure(BP) monitors (with ECG) on both in-patients and out-patients.
Continually obtain accurate test results from a wide cross section of patients. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Performs a basic range of cardiac investigations, mostly covering 12 lead Electrocardiographs (ECG), also includes fitting and removing 24 hour monitors, blood pressure monitors and event recorders. Performing of cardiac tests includes appropriate skin preparation and correct electrode placement.
Follows set policies and guidelines as set by both trust management and the cardiac society.
Responsible for maintaining, calibration and general care of ECG equipment and to organise the servicing and repairs to ECG equipment as necessary.
May be required to demonstrate to other health professionals and medical students how to perform a 12 lead ECG (normally done as part of the daily ward round routine).
Record ECG test results, Download test results for 24 hour BP monitoring and event recorders and send to relevant consultant secretary. This includes inputting Patient identification onto ECG machine or computer system. Keep copies of all outpatient ECG results and sent to both GP and consultant for reporting. All tests performed are kept in written format and daily and monthly outcomes of tests performed are recorded. Perform routine clerical duties including covering department reception, answering the telephone and filing test results.
Will be required to keep abreast of developments within the field of Cardiology, to ensure continuity of service provision. Participation in research performing tests and recording data. Involvement in audit and the testing of new equipment. To maintain a working knowledge of emergency procedures with regard to resuscitation, fire, hazardous substances and potential hazards within the department therefore securing a safe environment for all.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 Aug 2024
An opportunity has arisen for an entheusiastic individual to join the Cardiology team at Hexham Hospital.
To perform a range of routine and urgent cardiac investigations including 12 Lead
Electrocardiographs (ECG).
• Fit and remove 24 hour Ambulatory ECG Monitors, Event Recorders and 24 hour Blood
Pressure(BP) monitors (with ECG) on both in-patients and out-patients.
• Continually obtain accurate test results from a wide cross section of patients. Maintain
confidentiality at all times.
To perform a range of routine and urgent cardiac investigations including 12 Lead Electrocardiographs (ECG).
Fit and remove 24 hour Ambulatory ECG Monitors, Event Recorders and 24 hour Blood Pressure(BP) monitors (with ECG) on both in-patients and out-patients.
Continually obtain accurate test results from a wide cross section of patients. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Performs a basic range of cardiac investigations, mostly covering 12 lead Electrocardiographs (ECG), also includes fitting and removing 24 hour monitors, blood pressure monitors and event recorders. Performing of cardiac tests includes appropriate skin preparation and correct electrode placement.
Follows set policies and guidelines as set by both trust management and the cardiac society.
Responsible for maintaining, calibration and general care of ECG equipment and to organise the servicing and repairs to ECG equipment as necessary.
May be required to demonstrate to other health professionals and medical students how to perform a 12 lead ECG (normally done as part of the daily ward round routine).
Record ECG test results, Download test results for 24 hour BP monitoring and event recorders and send to relevant consultant secretary. This includes inputting Patient identification onto ECG machine or computer system. Keep copies of all outpatient ECG results and sent to both GP and consultant for reporting. All tests performed are kept in written format and daily and monthly outcomes of tests performed are recorded. Perform routine clerical duties including covering department reception, answering the telephone and filing test results.
Will be required to keep abreast of developments within the field of Cardiology, to ensure continuity of service provision. Participation in research performing tests and recording data. Involvement in audit and the testing of new equipment. To maintain a working knowledge of emergency procedures with regard to resuscitation, fire, hazardous substances and potential hazards within the department therefore securing a safe environment for all.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 Aug 2024
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