Job summary
- Main area
- CARDIOLOGY
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Maybe required to work weekends and bank holidays.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Maybe required to cover clinics on weekends)
- Job ref
- 407-WCCSS-7598923
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 NA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Cardiographer
NHS AfC: Band 3
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
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
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.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
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
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- ECG and Ambulatory Experience
- Experience in training and supporting other staff in ECG
Key Competencies
Essential criteria
- Competent to use IT equipment and software.
- Competent in performing 12 lead ECG and fitting of ambulatory monitors.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ECG Diploma or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gurpal Sian
- Job title
- Cardiology Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971 680819
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 9PS
- Telephone
- 07890305746
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