Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £24,937 - £26,598 Pro Rata, Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2025 23:59
Assistant Cardiac Physiologist
Band 3
Job overview
You will assist the Cardio Respiratory Manager in the provision of an efficient and cost effective service to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. To support the manager in ensuring compliance with and maintenance of professional standards at local and national level. To perform ECG and Holter monitoring on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is able to organise their own workload within a very busy working environment. Applications are invited from individuals who have:
* NVQ Level 2/3 or Equivalent
* Basic general education to 16 years
* Functional literacy and numeracy skills
* Basic keyboard skills. Candidates will be supported through an in-house training programme to provide both practical and theoretical knowledge required for the post and to support gaining a Certificate in Electrocardiography.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will fulfil a range of duties including leading 12 ECGs that are both routine and urgent for all directors. You will fit Ambulatory Cardiac Monitors as well as Arrhythmia Event Recorders. In addition, you will fit and download 24-hour Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitors.
Along with this, your role will involve general administrative duties. As a result, you will provide high quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards. You will also support in maintaining patient safety in line with Health and Safety legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the job description listed below:
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies
Maintain and develop own competence.
Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
Support the aims and vision of the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent in related subject.
* Wiling to complete a professional body examination in electrocardiography
* Willing to complete an in-house training programme for assistant physiologists
* GCSE Maths & English Grade C or above or equivalent OR Functional Skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy
* Basic keyboard skills
* BLS certificate
* Professional body Certificate in electrocardiography or other relevant healthcare related qualification
* Some experience of working with the general public
* Previous experience as a healthcare professional or have worked with the general public
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Shahid Tagari Job title Cardio-Respiratory Manager Email address shahid.tagari@lthtr.nhs.uk Telephone number 01772 522253 Additional information
Shahid Tagari, Cardio-Respiratory Manager on 01772 522253
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