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Main area
CARDIOLOGY
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Maybe required to work weekends and bank holidays.
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (Maybe required to cover clinics on weekends)
Job ref
407-WCCSS-8403212
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall Manor Hospital
Town
Walsall
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 NA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2026 08:00

Employer heading

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Senior Cardiographer

NHS AfC: Band 3

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

 

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

 

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

 

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

 

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


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.

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

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gurpal Sian
Job title
Clinical Meaurments Unit Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07971 680819
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