Job overview
The Cardiology department within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to come and work within the Cardiac Physiology service as a Cardiographer.
The successful candidate will preferably have experience working in a healthcare setting, including experience of performing ECGs, however training will be given for the right candidate. Applicants must have at least 5 GCSE’s of grade C or above.
Candidates must have good communication and people skills with proven experience of working with the general public and the ability and personality to undertake clinical work in all areas of the main hospitals.
First Aid experience is desirable.
The ability to travel to all three main sites of the trust is a prerequisite, along with the ability to work during school holidays.
Main duties of the job
1. Performing 12 lead ECGs
2. Providing an ambulatory monitoring service for ECG and Blood Pressure for patients both in house and remotely (via the post) as required.
3. Will involve communication with the patient both face to face and over the phone.
4. Sole responsibility for acquisition of complex clinical information and applying theory to deliver an accurate test, including the basic interpretation and recording of information you personally acquire and technical problem solving.
5. Obtain relevant clinical information by reading request forms in order to proactively tailor the study for each individual patient.
6. Produce an accurate recording for each test, with responsibility for your own caseload.
7. Ensure that personal knowledge base is current to reflect change in clinical electrocardiography.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
8. Experience working with the general public
9. Minimum 5 grade C or above GCSEs or equivalent
Desirable criteria
10. Experience working in a healthcare setting
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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