Associate Practitioner Cardiographer

Job summary

Exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Cardiology department working with a large team of cardiac physiologists.

Opportunity to train for your SCST certificate and diploma in ECG analysis. Duties will include:

To perform a range of routine physiological measurement testing e.g.ECG recording and interpretation

• 24 hour Holter rhythm monitoring and analysis. Spacelabs
• 24 hour blood pressure monitoring and analysis. Spacelabs
• Exercise tolerance testing
• To assist in exercise and dobutamine stress echo.
• To maintain clinical record for tests performed.
• To supervise less experienced healthcare scientists, and other professional HCA working within the department

.Clinical Responsibilities

To provide technical clinical support within the cardiology department, Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and technical clinical guidelines for self and others. Reports any abnormaldiagnostic findings to senior staff members before the patient leaves the department. Take responsibility for the ECG recordings, ambulatory monitoring, and supervised exercise and tilt testing.

Main duties of the job

Summary of Role

To perform a range of routine physiological measurement testing e.g.

ECG recording and interpretation

24 hour Holter rhythm monitoring and analysis. Spacelabs

24 hour blood pressure monitoring and analysis. Spacelabs

Exercise tolerance testing

To assist in exercise and dobutamine stress echo.

To maintain clinical record for tests performed.

To supervise less experienced healthcare scientists, and other professional HCA working

within the department.

Any Other Aspects of the RoleMust be available / flexible to work across site in accordance with their duties,Any other duties as requested by the Lead Cardiac Physiologist to facilitate the smooth running of thedepartment.This is an outline of the Job description that may be subject to change in consultation with the post holde

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.