Role Overview
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. An AfC Band 3 role is available depending on experience. Please see JD and personal spec. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Key Responsibilities
To assist in all routine procedures within the Cardiology Department (to include ECG, event recorder and 24hr ECG Holter monitoring and 24hr blood pressure monitoring hook‑up and analysis). To provide accurate technical reports on all procedures listed above. To develop and maintain knowledge and clinical skills. To undertake audit and research activities. To perform 12‑lead ECG and ambulatory monitoring.
* PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Additional Duties
Prepare patients and equipment for ambulatory monitoring, including coaching patients in the appropriate use of the equipment and patient diary. Prepare patients for experience tolerance tests (depending on experience).
Retrieve data from ambulatory equipment, using the appropriate computing/telephonic/recording devices provided. Check the quality of the data, edit where appropriate and prepare reports for printing. It is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that reports are presented for review/reporting in a timely fashion and to arrange reappointment of failed recordings.
Set up and download of clinical equipment. Oversee admin duties where required.
Supervise other clinics where support is required.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
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