Job Description
The Cardiology Department provides a comprehensive range of Cardiac investigations and treatments for patients with a wide range of Cardiac disorders. The post holder will assist in the provision of the departments Cardiac Diagnostic Investigations Service.
The duties will include the recording of accurate and high quality electrocardiograms (ECG’s) on patients of all ages, application and removal of arrhythmia monitoring devices, assisting Physiologists in advanced physiologist led clinics, maintenance and calibration of equipment, record keeping and collation of information and general office duties. Training of other colleagues is required. There is an expectation to attain professional nationally recognised ECG Recording / Interpretation Awards following a period of training
The University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The trust has around 1.,450 in patient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment , planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford. We are the major centre for trauma for the North Midlands and North wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research ,
Key Areas/Tasks
Knowledge, Training and experience
- Post holder required to sit professional exams for recording and potentially interpreting ECG’s.
- Knowledge of range of routine and non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training.
- A good science background is required to enable further development, ideally in the form of science A levels or equivalent
Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Judgements involving facts or situations that may require analysis.
- Makes decisions within own area of Cardiac Physiology and identifies, actions and report problems.
Communication and relationships skills
- Provides and receives routine information orally to inform work colleagues and exchanges routine information with tact and persuasive skills to reduce barriers to understanding
- Communicate with patients/carers when performing investigations in a way that they understand.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- Organise own day to day working tasks and activities.
- Responds to requests and prioritises own workload.
Physical Skills
- Post holder is required to record accurate and good quality ECG’s.
- Highly developed physical skills including hand eye co-ordination where accuracy is important. This is relevant when using specialist equipment
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
- Provides basic/clinical technical/scientific services.
- Undertake routine investigations/tests eg recording ECGs, application of portable holter Heart monitors
- Support specialised areas in the Department eg working alongside qualified staff in the Arrhythmia service and the Echocardiography clinics.
Responsibility for Policy/Service Development
- Follows policies and procedures for own work area; may be asked to comment on proposed changes.
Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources
- Maintains stock control and security of work area.
- Ensures the safe use of equipment.
Responsibility for Human Resources
- Supervises and trains less experienced staff in own area
- May be required to demonstrate own duties to new or less experienced staff.
Responsibility for Information Resources
- Records personally generated investigation results, and is responsible for the updating of records.
Responsibility for research and development
- Undertakes surveys, audits as necessary within own working area and may occasionally participate in R&D, clinical trials or equipment testing.
Freedom to Act
- Follows procedure for own area of work with close supervision and advice generally available.
Physical Effort
- Restricted position with frequent light physical effort for several short periods.
Mental Effort
- Frequent requirement for concentration with predictable working pattern and occasional/frequent requirements for prolonged concentration.
- Required to have accurate and good quality electrocardiogram recording.
Emotional Effort
- Rare/occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
Working Conditions
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant conditions.
- Role includes working in A&E.
Personal /Professional Development
- To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence
- To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process.
Standards of Behaviour
We have four core values and promises we advocate as an organisation.
To work together
To work as a team helping achieve our goals and support others to make positive changes.
To be appreciative acknowledge and thank people for their efforts and contributions.
To be Inclusive open and honest, welcome people’s views and opinions and involve people in decisions that affect them.
To have compassion
To be supportive by being empathetic and reassuring and supporting people when they need it
To be respectful and treat people fairly, with respect and dignity, protect their privacy and help them feel comfortable
To be friendly by being welcoming and approachable. Making eye contact, saying hello and introducing yourself
To ensure safety
We communicate well and explain clearly, share relevant and timely information and keep people updated
We are organised and plan ahead, manage time and be prompt in what we do
We speak up and contribute to ensuring healthy and constructive feedback for all so we can feel safe to challenge inappropriate care and behaviour and promote our values
To continuously improve
By listening andwelcoming people’s views and ideas, invite people to ask questions and share their opinions and respond to what we hear
By learning and sharing best practice, celebrating good performance and supporting others to use their skills, learn and grow
By taking responsibility and a positive attitude, to act and encourage people to take the initiative and make improvements
Health and Safety
- To take reasonable care for your own Health and Safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work
- To co-operate with University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to
- To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HS01) and all other Health and Safety related policies.
Confidentiality
- To ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times and that data belonging to the Trust is protected and recorded accurately.
Equality and Diversity
- To promote equality and diversity in your working life ensuring that all the staff you work with feel valued and treated in a fair and equitable manner
Infection Prevention
Infection Prevention is the obligation of every employee both clinical and non-clinical at the University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust. Driving down healthcare associated infection is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Trust’s Infection Prevention policy
All staff employed by the UHNM Trust have the following responsibilities:
- Trust Dress Code
- Trust approved uniform/dress code must be adhered to
- When in clinical areasallstaff must be bare below the elbow, without wrist watches, stoned rings, wrist jewellery, false nails, nail polish or plaster casts
- No personal bags to be worn during clinical duties
- Hand Hygiene
- Decontaminate your hands as the per ‘The five moments of hand hygiene’
- Own Practice
- Lead by example
- Encourage and praise good practice
- Be prepared to accept advice about your own practice
- Decontamination
- Ensure that equipment you have been using or about to use has been decontaminated effectively
- Ensure that you are aware of the Trust approved cleaning products, and follow a safe system of works
- Trust Policies
Ensure that you know and strictly follow relevant Infection Prevention policies for your role and apply standard precautions at all times, which is available in the Infection Prevention Manual on the UHNM intranet
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults with care and support needs
All staff are responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and guidelines . All health professionals who come into contact with children, parents, adults with care and support needs and carers in the course of their work have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare as directed by the Children Acts 1989/2004 and the Care Act 2014. Health professionals also have a responsibility even when the health professional does not work directly with a child or adult with care and support needs but may be seeing their parent, carer or other significant adult.
All staff are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and undertake any additional training in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be subject to change from time to time. All documents referred to throughout this Job Description can be found on the Trust’s intranet, or alternatively copies can be obtained from the Human Resources Directorate
1 x 37.5hrs pw (8am – 4pm or 9am – 5pm) & 1 x 22.5hrs pw with additional weekend work
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