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Job summary

Main area
Health Care Scientists
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (n/a)
Job ref
343-7886445-SC
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cross-site
Town
Sutton
Salary
£30,630 - £32,346 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2026 23:59

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Senior Cardiographer

Band 3


"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values" 


 

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join the Cardiology Department at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Cardiology Investigations Unit offers a full range of Non-invasive Cardiology investigations, pacemaker implants, echocardiography and a mobile Cath lab. The unit is undergoing expansion and currently supports 8 Cardiologists across the 2 sites at Epsom and St Helier.

We are seeking a Senior Cardiographer to join our busy team to support increasing referrals, They will be expected to work across the 2 sites.

Applications are invited from experienced Cardiographers. If you are motivated, dynamic and looking for a new role in a friendly, local hospital we would be very interested in hearing from you.

The postholder is expected to help provide administrative support to our Admin and Clerical team. Experience of working with computers is an advantage.

Cardiographers are vital to the work of the Cardiology Investigations Department, working alongside Cardiac Physiologists, performing ECG’s (recording of the heart rhythm), fitting 24hr heart rhythm and blood pressure monitors and 7 day monitors and assisting with exercise tests in the department. 

For informal enquiry or visit please contact Joana Rodrigues, Principal Cardiac Physiologist on 0208 296 2575 or via email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

  1. To undertake the recording and interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs), within the
    department and throughout the hospital as required.
    2. The postholder will undertake a competency-based training and assessment programme
    within the department for ECG and be able to demonstrate recognition of the main cardiac
    arrhythmias and basic electrocardiography instrumentation and troubleshooting technical
    faults.
    3. The postholder should hold the Society for Cardiological Science and Technology Certificate
    in Electrocardiography or equivalent in-house assessment.
  2. 4. provide explanation and reassurance to patients undergoing routine non-invasive cardiac
    investigations and to assist patients with dressing and undressing
    5. To fit and remove 24 hour ambulatory ECG monitors
    6. To fit and upload/download and report event recorders
    7. To undertake preventative maintenance of ECG and ambulatory ECG recorders and exercise
    testing equipment

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1. To undertake the recording and interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs), within the
    department and throughout the hospital as required.
    2. The postholder will undertake a competency-based training and assessment programme
    within the department for ECG and be able to demonstrate recognition of the main cardiac
    arrhythmias and basic electrocardiography instrumentation and troubleshooting technical
    faults.
    3. The postholder should hold the Society for Cardiological Science and Technology Certificate
    in Electrocardiography or equivalent in-house assessment.
  2. 4. provide explanation and reassurance to patients undergoing routine non-invasive cardiac
    investigations and to assist patients with dressing and undressing
    5. To fit and remove 24 hour ambulatory ECG monitors
    6. To fit and upload/download and report event recorders
    7. To undertake preventative maintenance of ECG and ambulatory ECG recorders and exercise
    testing equipment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • SCST Certificate ECG
  • GCSE in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
  • Basic Computer literacy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of performing, recording and interpreting ECGs
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous experience as cardiographer
  • Experience in teaching junior staff

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of own limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues
  • Ability to use initiative, apply a problem-solving approach and to work unsupervised where appropriate
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Able to work with a high degree of autonomy
  • Good inter-personal skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Compassionate and reassuring approach with patients

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joana Rodrigues
Job title
Principal Cardiac Physiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020282962575
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