Healthcare Support Worker - Echo Assist

Job summary

Part time - 24 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small, friendly team at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills to provide excellent support to patients and staff across the full range of echocardiographic investigations.

The Cardiac Physiology Service at Rotherham is evolving and requires flexible and forward thinking staff. We are seeking an individual with a desire to work in a healthcare environment, possess a professional attitude and be able to work flexibly in a busy team.

he successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills. The department has a busy echocardiography service with a focus on training and specialist areas and you would support the delivery of the echocardiography service in a range of clinical settings. You would assist the Echocardiographers by preparing the patient and equipment optimise patient flow and ensure the best use of resources and also support the reception team to ensure best use of appointment availability and performs necessary administrative duties to ensure efficiency.

We are committed to providing a high quality service and actively encourage personal professional development and further training within the department to participate in other investigations.

We will consider recruiting a suitable candidate as Band 2 to train into the Band 3 role after competencies acquired if necessary.

Main duties of the job

You will work under the direction of the Echocardiography Lead and Echocardiographers, to know what is expected of you and not work outside of your role. You will follow reasonable requests and instructions within your work which may include chaperone of patients, transfer of goods and equipment between departments. Following locally agreed competency based tasks supported by training and education to gain theoretical underpinning knowledge to undertake -

• To co-ordinate workflow within the echocardiography service which will include liaison with wards, porters, reception team or acting as a chaperone
• To transport patients to different areas of the hospital where appropriate
• Basic clinical observations i.e. heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight
• Performing 12 Lead Electrocardiograms (ECG)
• To assist in more complex cardiac procedures under the direction of the supervising physiologist (e.g. patient preparation, decontamination of trans-oesophageal probe)
• To recognise situations or test findings which need bringing to the attention of senior colleagues/ medical staff for clinical interpretation
• To check the technical quality and calibration of basic equipment and to report any adverse findings to a senior member of staff
• To work flexibly in accordance with the department needs. This may involve changing working days and/or working towards a 7-day service.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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