Assistant Practitioner Cardio-Respiratory

Job Summary

Cardio-Respiratory Department

We have a Band 4 post available and are looking for a responsible, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to take up the position.

The work involved includes routine ECG recording, Ambulatory monitor hook-up, working shift patterns including nights and weekends, assisting with specialised procedures, supervising junior staff.

The post is 37.5 hours a week and will be based at both Whiston and St Helens sites.

For an informal chat about this post, please speak to Lisa Duffin.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard, quality service in an extended role to that of a basic Cardiographer.

To ensure courtesy, privacy, confidentiality and respect at all times to patients, relatives, staff and colleagues.

About Us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6953425

Job locations

Whiston & St Helens Sites

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties

• ECGs throughout the Trust wards, clinics, A & E and other departments.
• Cardiac monitoring during clinical procedures eg. cardioversions, carotid sinus massage and valsalva manoeuvres.
• Basic spirometry and Peak Flows.
• Arterial blood gas analysis.
• Non-invasive BP measurement.
• Blood glucose measurement.
• Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory ECG & BP hook up.
• Actively participate at cardiac arrests, with ILS training.
• Use of external pacemaker.
• Participate in audit collection.
• Assist with Exercise Tolerance Tests - 2nd person attending.
• Assist with Tilt Table tests 2nd person assisting.
• Responsible for mouth guard in TOEs.
• Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow the Department Mission Statement.
• ACE Behavioural Standards.
• Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures.
• Attendance & Punctuality.
• Compliance with OOH rota.
• Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy.
• Health & Safety.
• Request help if required.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Basic clerical and administration duties.
• Monitoring of stock levels.
• Participate in audit collection.
• Field calls to senior on-call staff.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervision of trainees.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Diploma or equivalent experience
• Immediate Life Support

Desirable

• S.C.S.T Certificate in Electrocardiography or equivalent
• IT qualification
• Certificate in spirometry or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Significant years previous experience as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer in a Cardiology or Cardio-Respiratory Department
• Experience of assisting Clinical Physiologists in a wide range of specialist investigations
• Experienced in supervising of junior staff
• General experience in spirometry

Desirable

• NHS experience

Skills Essential

• Competent in a range of routine Cardio-Respiratory investigations
• Skilled in a range of basic routine tests
• Proficient in basic interpretation of routine tests
• Ability to work independently and to a high standard
• Resuscitation skills including use of external pacemakers

Other Essential

• Portfolio of Clinical Practice
• Evidence based file of Clinical Assessment
• Portfolio of Continual Professional Development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston & St Helens Sites

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/