Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiology Associate Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7080414-CA-B
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 Per annum inc Inner london HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Practitioner in Cardiac Physiology
Band 4
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an Associate Practitioner to join our Community based Cardiac Physiology Team. This successful candidate will perform non-invasive diagnostic tests at our two Community sites in Roehampton and South Wimbledon.
Main duties of the job
This role requires candidates to have some previous experience working in a cardiac department and to have a good working knowledge of ECG interpretation. Applicants will only be considered for this post if they have an SCST certificate or diploma in ECG interpretation or equivalent.
Duties include performing resting 12-Lead ECGs and fitting ambulatory ECG and BP monitors and analysing results with supervision. You will also assist the wider Cardiac Physiology Team with more complex diagnostic tests such as Head Up Tilt Testing (HUTT) and participate in any associated clinical admin and training.
Working for our organisation
We are a small friendly team and and part of the wider St George's University Hospitals trust. The cardiac physiology service at St George’s is an education minded department and performs over 50,000 cardiac investigations and procedures per year.
For further details / informal visits, please contact: Louise Fenech (Lead Cardiac Physiologist – Community Services) via email [email protected] or telephone 020 8487 6008.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
General and personal
Essential criteria
- Desire to work in a caring profession Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrates a sympathetic and caring attitude towards patients.
- Moving patients from chair to bed.
Organisational and Management
Essential criteria
- General understanding of the health service
- Ability to work with minimal supervision when required.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 A Levels in Science subjects or equivalent
- SCST Certificate of Competency in Electrocardiography
- Evidence of technical competence (assessed) in ECG recording, holter fitting, holter analysis and exercise test assist
- Experience working within non-invasive Cardiac Investigations
Desirable criteria
- BSc or Foundation degree in science or human physiology-related subject discipline
- Experience in Holter Analysis
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Louise Fenech
- Job title
- Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 487 6008
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