Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To demonstrate an awareness of the needs and priorities of co-workers, both within the Cardiac Department and the Cardiac Catheter Suite; coordinating and cooperating with other members of the team

To attend and participate in departmental meetings and to contribute to issues relating to quality of care, technical standards and efficiency improvements, as applied to own area of work

To demonstrate a basic awareness of stock control and ordering systems and of the importance of monitoring expenditure and efficiency of stock usage and to communicate with senior colleagues informed to allow them to manage these

To undertake work in a timely and efficient way, meeting deadlines and keeping senior colleagues informed of changes in own workload

To maintain clinical documentation and databases as directed, to participate in the provision of data for statistical analysis and to adhere to departmental standards of record keeping with respect to accuracy, timeliness of completion and confidentiality

To exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems related to own workload, whilst keeping others informed and recognising when there is a need to refer problems to senior colleagues and being responsive to advice given

General

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

· To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

· We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued.

· At King’s we are a kind, respectful team:

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional

· To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

· To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

· This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

· All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.

Safe Guarding

The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;

· attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults

· familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns

· reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately