Senior Cardiographer

Job overview

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

• 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

An AfC Band 3 role is available depending on experience *PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY* PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

Please see JD  and personal spec

• Understand the significance of the ECG traces recorded and initiate further action by senior cardiac physiology, nursing or medical staff as necessary.
• Learn to identify and correct clinical and technical problems, which may lead to poor quality or misleading results.
• 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 and then to check the quality of the data, editing where appropriate and preparing 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To perform 12 lead ECG and  ambulatory monitoring,

Supervise other clinics were support is required

Set  up and download of clinical equipment

Oversee admin duties where required