Cardiographer

Job summary

Cardiac Investigations in Northampton General Hospital is looking for a Cardiographer to join a busy cardiology department.

You will be expected to work autonomously and work towards basic cardiac rhythm recognition and recognising an unwell patient.

You will be responsible for updating local databases and spread sheets.

You will be working with and assisting Cardiac Physiologists within Cardiac Investigations but predominantly working autonomously which will require management of your own workflow.

The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills and able to adapt these skills to suit the situation, you need to be friendly, hardworking and work well in a team.

This is a good opportunity to build a strong foundation within Cardiology with the possibility of further formal training once you are in position. This is dependent on performance and personal objectives.

Cardiac Investigations is a Physiologist led service; we are continuously improving the services we offer which will open opportunities for the role of the Cardiographer to change to meet the needs of the developing services.

No experience is required as full training will be given, however a background in health care is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Main duties involve performing Electrocardiograms (ECG's), fitting Ambulatory Holter and Blood pressure Monitors.

You will be based in Cardiac Investigations however, we deliver services across the whole of the trust which includes emergency ECG's and fitting holter monitors on in-patients.

You will be expected to work autonomously and work towards basic cardiac rhythm recognition and recognising an unwell patient.

You will be responsible for updating local databases and spread sheets.

You will be working with and assisting Cardiac Physiologists within Cardiac Investigations but predominantly working autonomously which will require management of your own workflow.

Cardiac Investigations is a Physiologist led service; we are continuously improving the services we offer which will open opportunities for the role of the Cardiographer to change to meet the needs of the developing services.

No experience is required as full training will be given, however a background in health care is desirable but not essential.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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