Overview
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Technical Officer to join the team in Ysbyty Gwynedd on a part/full time basis. We are a busy department providing a wide range of cardiac investigations and are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals to join the team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Responsibilities
To perform ECGs on adults and paediatrics, ensuring accuracy and the highest standard of legibility in the department, clinics on the ward and in SCBU. To be able to place electrodes according to SCST National guidelines in order to obtain a good quality trace.
To have a working knowledge of all means available to reduce artefact and baseline wander, troubleshooting any Ambulatory monitoring (both Event, 24 hour, 48 hour, 7 day and BPs), to be able to connect equipment to patients to ensure good quality ECG recording. To be aware of how to reduce artefact.
To instruct patients in the use of the equipment. To set the event monitor to a mode suitable for each patient according to their symptoms.
Qualifications and Skills
Essential
* 4 GCSEs or equivalent
Skills
* Examples of teamwork
Personal Qualities
* Able to communicate with different patient groups
Desirable
* Ability to speak Welsh
Additional Requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.
Details
Date posted: 23 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £24,833 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 050-ACS433-0825-A
Job locations: Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2PW
Employer details
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Address: Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2PW
Employer's website: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/
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