Job summary
- Main area
- CARDIAC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 382-TER16-25
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Cardiac Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 3
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire & Cumbria. The centre has well-established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, these include: Electrocardiography (ECG), blood pressure & ECG holters, Exercise Stress testing, Echocardiography, Pacemaker & Blackout clinics.
An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Cardiac Physiologist in the Cardiac Investigations Unit. The role is to provide a comprehensive Electrocardiogram (ECG) service to inpatients and outpatients of the trust and assist the cardiac physiologist with non-invasive services. We are looking to recruit a friendly and adaptable member of staff to join our department
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be part of a small team working together as a unit. The main duties are to perform and interpret 12 lead ECGs in outpatient clinic and inpatient settings. The role is often physically demanding.
They will work closely with the cardiac physiologist, to support the non-invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures such as exercise testing and tilt table testing. They also support the blackout clinic to provide ECG and BP diagnostics as part of the one-stop clinic. They will be responsible for running their own clinics for holter monitoring for both ECG & BP. They are the backbone of our busy service
As we expand our services to work at community hubs in Fleetwood and at Whitegate Drive the member of staff will be expected to perform their duties in these locations when fully trained.
Working for our organisation
The successful candidate would have experience of working with the public or in a healthcare setting. Once in post they will be trained to perform and interpret ECGs. They would be able to work as part of a busy team and on their own initiative. We are looking for people who are organised and adaptable and we welcome ideas to improve our service delivery to our patients.
The department opening hours are 8:00am – 6:00pm Monday – Friday
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Assistant Cardiac Physiologist role within the Cardiac Investigations Unit will include:
- 12 lead ECG Recording and interpretation
- Application and removal of ECG & Blood Pressure Ambulatory monitors
- Providing a long-term ECG monitoring service:
- Handing out monitors & explaining their use to patients
- Downloading transmissions
- Sending reports to relevant consultants.
- Assisting Cardiac Physiologist led clinics:
- Exercise Stress Testing & Cardiopulmonary Exercise services – Obtain an accurate recording of the cardiac electrocardiogram and work alongside doctors or cardiac physiologist.
- Tilt testing – Monitoring and recording of cardiac physiological measurements throughout the procedure within the assistant role
- Training of other healthcare professionals to perform ECGs
- Maintaining stock levels in their area of work
- Work with the CIU reception staff to ensure the efficient running of all holter monitoring clinics
- General equipment & maintenance checks across CIU
- Completion of Daily Shift checks
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSEs in English, Maths, and a Science (Grade C or above) or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Electrocardiography or willing to work towards.
- Basic Life Support or Immediate Life Support
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in a role with patient/public contact
- Comfortable with I.T. systems and iPad/iPhone & PC use
- Computer literate
- Awareness of personal hygiene requirements necessary when working in a patient focussed area, e.g. Infection Control, H&S.
Desirable criteria
- Prior employment in cardiac health care environment
Skills & ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to perform an ECG/willing to learn
- Ability to interpret ECG/willing to learn
- Good organisational skills
- Experience of using Microsoft in the workplace
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- The ability to communicate effectively in English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Hawkins & Nicola Ladd
- Job title
- Non Invasive manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 957848
- Additional information
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Angelic Goode 01253 957742 or Karen Hawkins or Nicola Ladd on tel: 01253 957848
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