Job summary
The post holder is expected to provide foundation cardiac physiology services for a range of non-complex tests in the ECG Department.
The main area of focus will be providing skilled ECG Holter Analysis for our Cardiology diagnostic testing services, interpreting ECG recordings and creating reports for a wide range of clinicians in the Trust.
There will be occasional requirements for helping with patient care, advice and assisting with other ECG services. This includes doing ECGs, fitting blood pressure and Holter monitoring, including the setting up and initiating of cardiac recording devices, as well as enabling results to be transferred to other systems for analysis.
The post holder will also be expected to help ensure the ECG Team equipment is logged, cleaned and kept to a high standard.
Overall, the post holder should expect to be providing a high quality, patient focused comprehensive Holter analysis service within Cardiac Physiology.
Main duties of the job
The ECG Associate Practitioner role is a skilled foundation clinical role within our healthcare science department. The post holder will use their ECG interpretation skills and knowledge. The majority of the workload will consist of downloading, analysing, interpreting and reporting on a range of ECG recording tests, from 24hr to 30-day recordings, on both inpatients and outpatients. The post holder will be expected to have or working towards a qualification, such as ECG diploma.
The post holder will be expected to make simple clinical judgements on the Holters they report on, to determine risk level for the patients and follow departmental escalation policies, to prioritise patient care and safety.
Clinical work will also sometimes be carried out directly with patients. The post holder will perform, analyse, interpret and compare simple foundation investigative and clinical options, received in routine and occasionally in non-routine ways e.g. ECG or Holter tests on wards and outpatients. The post holder can expect to be following local proformas, workflows and guidelines for patient management, acquired through formal in-house training. Work will need to be prioritised and escalated in line with department guidance.
The post holder will have opportunities for personal development and training for the post and will be expected to engage fully with the inhouse competences and training program. assist with stock control, training, research patients and rota.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications must show training and experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3, Vocational level 3, GCE AS and A level or Baccalaureate Qualification Advanced or equivalent level of knowledge.
- Desire to work towards gaining SCST Diploma in ECG Interpretation
Desirable
- SCST certificate in doing an ECG
- SCST diploma in ECG interpreting skills
- ECG interpretation continuing professional development (CPD, also known as ongoing education) courses or further qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of previous experience of working in an ECG dept doing Holter Analysis such as in a hospital or GP Surgery
- Evidence of experience of prioritising workload and escalating issues where needed, especially related to Holter Analysis findings
- Evidence of working with patients in a kind and compassionate fashion.
- Evidence ability to carry out non-invasive tests at a simple foundation level including fitting and interpreting ECG and BPs, and Holters.
- Evidence of ability to be responsible for other non-clinical tasks, such as stock management or rota
- Evidence of ability to be confidential
- Evidence of ability to write a short professional ECG Holter Analysis report.
- Evidence of ability to communicate simple foundation clinical information in written and verbal formats.
- Show good time keeping and record keeping abilities.
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Evidence of independent working in Holter Analysis
- Example of previous anonymised report made by applicant
- Example of ability to escalate based on patients ECG found on recording
- Basic Life Support
- Knowledge of ECG standards e.g. SCST standards.
- Evidence of organisational skills
- Basic team leader skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trusts values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Demonstrate evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Evidence to show ability to do physical demands of role including lifting, bending as well as working at a desk for long periods.
- Evidence to show ability to work in consistent and reliable manner, concentrating for long periods.
- Evidence to show ability to follow protocols for work actions
Desirable
- Resilience and ability to cope
- Team worker, with some degree of flexibility
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications must show training and experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3, Vocational level 3, GCE AS and A level or Baccalaureate Qualification Advanced or equivalent level of knowledge.
- Desire to work towards gaining SCST Diploma in ECG Interpretation
Desirable
- SCST certificate in doing an ECG
- SCST diploma in ECG interpreting skills
- ECG interpretation continuing professional development (CPD, also known as ongoing education) courses or further qualifications.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of previous experience of working in an ECG dept doing Holter Analysis such as in a hospital or GP Surgery
- Evidence of experience of prioritising workload and escalating issues where needed, especially related to Holter Analysis findings
- Evidence of working with patients in a kind and compassionate fashion.
- Evidence ability to carry out non-invasive tests at a simple foundation level including fitting and interpreting ECG and BPs, and Holters.
- Evidence of ability to be responsible for other non-clinical tasks, such as stock management or rota
- Evidence of ability to be confidential
- Evidence of ability to write a short professional ECG Holter Analysis report.
- Evidence of ability to communicate simple foundation clinical information in written and verbal formats.
- Show good time keeping and record keeping abilities.
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
- Evidence of independent working in Holter Analysis
- Example of previous anonymised report made by applicant
- Example of ability to escalate based on patients ECG found on recording
- Basic Life Support
- Knowledge of ECG standards e.g. SCST standards.
- Evidence of organisational skills
- Basic team leader skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trusts values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Demonstrate evidence of good interpersonal skills
- Evidence to show ability to do physical demands of role including lifting, bending as well as working at a desk for long periods.
- Evidence to show ability to work in consistent and reliable manner, concentrating for long periods.
- Evidence to show ability to follow protocols for work actions
Desirable
- Resilience and ability to cope
- Team worker, with some degree of flexibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
