Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Cardiothoracic Investigations Unit at the Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for an Associate Practitioner.

We are looking for a motivated and driven Band 4 Associate Practitioner with previous experience of working within a busy cardiology department and the ability to lead and develop an expanding team of Cardiographers.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate suitable relevant development by either having attained or be working towards the SCST Certificate / Foundation Certificate / Diploma or an equivalent or higher relevant qualification.

The successful candidate will help expand and support our Cardiac Investigations service, working within the team to provide a high quality of care to our patients. The ability to work both independently and in a team is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Competently use IT systems for configuration, analysis and reporting of cardiac investigations.
  
  
• Perform cardiac investigations, appropriate to role, safely and proficiently for adult and paediatric patients, escalating significant findings to senior members of staff.
  
  
• Keep accurate records of patient information and results.
  Assist with resolving patient enquiries.
  
  
• Ensure that all equipment is fully functioning and maintained to the required servicing and maintenance requirements.
  
  
• Ensure that the investigations performed are in accordance with the Trust policies and protocols on infection control, risk management, data protection and Health and Safety.
  
  
• Participate in the training and development of other healthcare employees and trainees.
  
  
• Communicate and interact effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and positive patient experience.
  
  
• Complete a logbook of evidence and assessments to demonstrate clinical competence.
  
  
• Engage in internal and external education to reinforce and further develop clinical knowledge.
  
  
• Assist with service development within the Cardiac Investigations unit.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.