Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, driven and enthusiastic Band 5 Healthcare Science Practitioner in cardiology or 3rd year PTP student (subject to qualification and local competency sign off) to join our busy team within the Cardio-Respiratory department at Mid Cheshire Hospital Trust.

The department offers a range of non-invasive diagnostic services including ECG, ambulatory ECG monitoring and analysis, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, exercise tolerance testing, pacemaker follow up,  echocardiography including bubble studies and specialist valve clinics.

As part of the departmental succession plan, there will be further opportunities to develop more advanced clinical skills and knowledge within the modality as they arise. 

The postholder will work 37.5 hours per week, including weekends on a rota basis and will be expected to rotate between both Leighton and Northwich Victoria sites and will play an integral part in future service developments such as additional Community Diagnostic Centre settings.

The service will run 08:00 - 18:00 Mon-Sat. Hours may include weekend and evenings.

Main duties of the job

We are  looking for highly motivated, innovative, and experienced  Healthcare Science Practitioner / 3rd year PTP student to join our team. Once qualified, you will act as an autonomous practitioner providing non-invasive cardiac diagnostic investigations on both inpatients and outpatients in a variety of clinical settings.  

Main duties include: To be competent in performing a range of routine Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical procedures / techniques, and be working towards becoming an advanced practitioner in at least one specialist field. As a practitioner to assist Senior Cardiac Physiologists in providing an organised and efficient clinical-technical input to the diagnostic investigations and therapeutic services of the department.

As a professional Specialist Healthcare Scientist, assist in the maintenance of standards and quality of the clinical-technical Cardiac Physiology services, including training of junior staff and peers.

To foster good working relationships – through adequate, timely and appropriate communication – with all other staff, and Patients, with whom the post-holder interacts during the course of their work.

Working for our organisation

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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.