Assistant Technical Officer

Job summary

Full or Part time hours available

Two opportunities have arisen within the Cardio, Respiratory and Vascular Department (CRV) at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for, an Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) with working hours of 37.5 and 30 hours per week to support the provision of our 5 day service.

This will include working in both an Outpatient and Inpatient setting which, is rotated through the week to ensure workload is distributed fairly and both Outpatient and Inpatient service provision is maintained.

Main duties of the job

1. .Performing routine and non-routine procedures, including ECGs and hook-up of ambulatory monitoring with the knowledge and skills developed through external and in house training to NVQ3 equivalent level. Ensuring that ECG placements are accurate and the procedure is performed to the highest level, following the SCST guideline.
2. To maintain accurate patient records in both electronic and written format. To submit and maintain activity data using manual and electronic means in line with trust and departmental policies.
3. Being aware of any adaptations that need to be made when performing these tests i.e. performing an ECG on paediatrics compared with adults. Using own judgement when something needs escalating to a senior member of staff

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.