Assistant Technical Officer | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Posting date:	29 May 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,169 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	28 June 2025
Location:	Prescot, L35 5DR
Company:	St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7192033/409-7192033

Summary

To assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard, quality service as a basic Assistant Technical Officer.

To ensure courtesy, privacy, confidentiality and respect at all times to patients, relatives, staff and colleagues.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this position.







· Housekeeping duties

· Performing ECG’s in clinics and other departments

· Blood glucose measurement

· Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory hook up

· Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist



The Secretary of State has approved the partnership betweenSt Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

· CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

· ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards

· COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

· SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

· PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Follow the Department Mission Statement
• ACE Behavioural Standards
• Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures
• Attendance & Punctuality
• Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy
• Health & Safety
• Request help if required

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

· Basic clerical and administration duties

· Monitoring of stock levels

· Participate in audit collection

· Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Follow the Department Mission Statement
• ACE Behavioural Standards
• Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures
• Attendance & Punctuality
• Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy
• Health & Safety
• Request help if required

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

· Basic clerical and administration duties

· Monitoring of stock levels

· Participate in audit collection


This advert closes on Thursday 5 Jun 2025

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