CDC Monitoring Hub Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Community Diagnostic Centre based within Gateshead's MetroCentre and may be the challenge that you are looking for.

If you are an experienced Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant and looking to expand your skills and knowledge into point of care testing, or if you have previous experience in patient observations/monitoring, phlebotomy skills or taking ECG readings this could be the perfect job role for you, to work as part of the CDC Monitoring Hub Team to provide holistic non-judgmental care to patients presenting for diagnostic treatment.

Part of the regional development of Community Diagnostic Centres provide a broad range of elective diagnostics, including checks, scans and tests, away for acute hospital facilities to reduce the pressure on hospitals and provide quicker access to tests and greater convenience to patients.

The CDC will serve patients from the region requiring diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, Ultrasound and Echo), sleep studied, respiratory diagnostics, Fibroscan and point of care tests.

You will need to have good communication skills, be able to work within a shift pattern that covers a 7-day service 8am-8pm and be adaptable to changes that occur within a fast past high patient turnover environment to maintain an effective service.

Main duties of the job

As an CDC Monitoring Hub Practitioner, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, non-judgemental care to patients attending the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). This role is ideal for experienced HCAs looking to expand their clinical skills in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment.

• To independently perform a range of point-of-care diagnostic tests and support patients throughout their diagnostic journey including, but not limited to, fibroscan, phlebotomy, ambulatory BP, ambulatory ECG, 12-lead ECG.
• To work under the supervision of the CDC Clinical Support Leads and Deputy Manager.
• To work as part of the MDT within CDC pathways.
• To monitor and contribute to care delivery and escalate any concerns.
• Support individuals with diverse needs including mental health, learning disabilities, dementia, and alcohol use disorders.
• Support the CDC Clinical Support Leads & Deputy Manager and act as a role model in supervision of healthcare assistants within the CDC.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.