# Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-practitioner/c019efbe-6296-4816-bf4f-4c5fde0c9d8f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-practitioner/c019efbe-6296-4816-bf4f-4c5fde0c9d8f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust - **Location:** Maidstone Hospital - **Profession:** Assistant practitioner - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £24,937 - £26,598 None - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts between 8am to 8pm 7 days per week (long days and shorter days)) - **Closing date:** 2025-11-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-11-12T16:41:40.047Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Maidstone_Tunbridge_Wells_NHS_Trust/Cardiac_Physiology/Cardiac_Physiology-v7406736 - **Employer website:** https://www.mtw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS. Are you an enthusiastic, motivated individual with an interest in patient care, keen to join an innovative team of Cardiac Physiologists and other Health Care Professionals? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an assistant cardiac practitioner at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust including the community diagnostic centre. Full training will be provided and there will be opportunities for further progression. The Trust offers a range of invasive and non-invasive investigations including Physiologist led exercise stress testing, tilt testing, ambulatory monitory, device follow-up and complex invasive procedures including angiography, PCI, PPM, ICD / CRT implantation and EP. All sites hold BSE Departmental Accreditation in Transthoracic echocardiography. We run a Physiologist Led Valve Clinic at both sites and assist in the Rapid Access Heart Failure Clinic. We also have a physiologist lead ILR implant service, and are working towards physiologist lead stress echo and TOE. ### Main duties of the job Successful applicants will be expected to train in a wide range on non-invasive cardiac diagnostics such as ECG, holter & event monitoring and 24 hour BP monitoring. Additional training will be given on holter & ECG analysis. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list. All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to rotate to all sites and work shifts/ weekends **Desirable** - UK driving licence ### Skills **Essential** - Able to clearly and appropriately convey instructions and ensure patient understanding. - Good interpersonal skills. - Good written and verbal communication skills - Able to work unsupervised - Ability to prioritise work - Flexibility, reliability, adaptability - Able to learn and become competent in the following: 12 lead ECG, Holter fitting, BP monitoring, Event recorder monitoring **Desirable** - Good computer skills - Ability to adapt to changing and demanding situations ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English **Desirable** - Further GCSEs such as Science - BLS ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Basic understanding and knowledge of general cardiac and conditions - Awareness of the needs of the patient group **Desirable** - Experience as an assistant practitioner in a cardiac department ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 63.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2762) - [tips when completing your application (pdf, 50.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2920) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9685442) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.