Job summary
Our busy Cardiac Department is looking to recruit a Senior Cardiographer to complement our established team.
You will have extensive experience of performing ECGs in a healthcare environment where this role will require you to be involved in Holter, Event and BP monitoring as well as taking a supporting role during Exercise Tolerance testing.
We do have a large and busy Cardiac Diagnostic service in an ever changing environment with a multi disciplinary team performing a large range of complex Diagnostic investigations. we also offer community diagnostics at our Eltham Community Diagnostic site which you will rotate to within your role
Main duties of the job
To perform routine and emergency ECG's on adult, paediatric and SCBU patients, both in and outpatients.
To apply and remove 24 hour Holter recorders, PAM's and ABPM's.
To explain the process and procedures to all patients and to liaise with interpreting services, carers and family etc.
To remove and collect returned monitoring equipment and discuss patient symptoms as per daily recording. To download monitor and reassure/discuss with patient as appropriate for the investigation.
To assist patients in preparation for cardiac investigations, for example support when transferring or assistance with dressing and undressing.
To attend ward environments as required taking appropriate equipment for the required investigation.
To carry out routine cleaning of all routine pieces of equipment.
To prepare and perform exercise tolerance tests under the supervision of a Senior Cardiac Physiologist or Doctor.
To assist senior technician in performing TOE's by monitoring ECG and blood pressure and instituting emergency procedures as required.
About us
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To have a basic understanding, when trained, which constitute a normal/abnormal ECG and ensure that abnormal ECGs are brought to the attention of the Senior Clinical staff.
To identify an unwell patient even in the presence of a normal ECG and to follow the appropriate protocols to summon help.
To participate in resuscitation procedures as required.
To attend internal or external training courses as requested by the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist.
To have an understanding of infection control and knowledge of procedures when dealing with commonly occurring conditions, eg : MRSA, HIV and TB.
To train visiting staff/students and new members of the department to perform ECGs or other department procedures to standards set by the British Cardiac Society.
To input information onto both the hospital and the departmental computerised information systems.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To have a basic understanding, when trained, which constitute a normal/abnormal ECG and ensure that abnormal ECGs are brought to the attention of the Senior Clinical staff.
To identify an unwell patient even in the presence of a normal ECG and to follow the appropriate protocols to summon help.
To participate in resuscitation procedures as required.
To attend internal or external training courses as requested by the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist.
To have an understanding of infection control and knowledge of procedures when dealing with commonly occurring conditions, eg : MRSA, HIV and TB.
To train visiting staff/students and new members of the department to perform ECGs or other department procedures to standards set by the British Cardiac Society.
To input information onto both the hospital and the departmental computerised information systems.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of written and verbal communication
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- The ability to work as a team member.
- The ability to be flexible in their working days/hours
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working in Hospital environment
- Previous use of HISS or similar patient care information system.
Knowledge
Essential
- A keen interest in learning all aspects of electrocardiology
Other
Essential
- A calm reassuring manner with the ability to work well under stress.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of written and verbal communication
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- The ability to work as a team member.
- The ability to be flexible in their working days/hours
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience working in Hospital environment
- Previous use of HISS or similar patient care information system.
Knowledge
Essential
- A keen interest in learning all aspects of electrocardiology
Other
Essential
- A calm reassuring manner with the ability to work well under stress.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
