Cardiac Support Worker

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cardiac Support Worker to join thedepartment at Castle Hill Hospital and in the community when the new Community Diagnostic Centre is completed We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual who is hard working and flexible. The role requires people who are caring and committed to delivering a high standard of patient centred care.

The team currently provides a full range non-invasive diagnostic services for thecardiac out patients department, cardiology and non-cardiology wards and hasrecently undertaken a role within the community. The successful candidate will be expected to work in the department at Hull Royal Infirmary also.As a support worker you will be required to learn basic ECG interpretation and in house training and support will be provided. Further progression is now accessible in this role to provide holter analysis and reporting with full training and support delivered in house.

To perform basic cardiac diagnostic tests on patients within the trust and in the community clinic. Assists Cardiac Physiologists during cardiac diagnostic testing. Document tests undertaken and accurately enter test results/reports.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contactMrs Carron Painter, Head of Cardiac Physiology Castle Hill Hospital on 01482 461564 or email: carron.painter1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

? Performs a range of basic cardiac diagnostic tests, including:

Electrocardiograms

Ambulatory ECG and BP monitoring

Cardiac event/loop recordings

? Assist Cardiac Physiologists by preparing patients for more advanced cardiac investigations.

? Assisting patients attending the cardiology department to prepare for tests whilst maintaining privacy and dignity

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.