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Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:

•  To undertake a range of routine non-invasive cardiology investigations.
• To give patient clear instructions prior to undertaking procedures.
• To ensure all patients receive appropriate and individualised care.
• To demonstrate technical proficiency in the range of investigations undertaken including interpretation of results with supervision and support from senior colleagues.
• To maintain standards of technical competency in the provision of all non-invasive technical cardiac procedures.
• To process ECG request forms on arrival in the department (both electronic and paper).
• To perform the recording of electrocardiograms (ECG) on adults, paediatrics, outpatients, and inpatients in a variety of departments including A&E, NICU, and Labour wards, as requested.
•  To set-up, fit, and instruct patients on how to use ambulatory ECG and blood pressure monitors, and download recordings to ensure they are ready for analysis.
• To set-up, fit, and instruct patients on how to use ECG event monitors and download recordings to ensure they are ready for analysis.
• To assist with research studies as required.
• To effectively, promptly, and professionally respond to emergency situations, summoning appropriate assistance as necessary by raising the alarm.
• To be responsible for identifying equipment faults, and directly resolve fault issues by reporting them in a timely manner.
• To participate in quality assurance and audit activities as required.
• To participate in department meetings, training programmes, and other developmental sessions.
• To ensure that own mandatory training is up to date.
• To undertake basic life support training.

 Educational:

• To actively participate and commit to maintaining own personal professional development, identifying educational and clinical training needs in conjunction with the Operational Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist
• To participate in in-house clinical competencies including log-book collection of tests undertaken.
• To assist in the training of student physiologists or medical student rotating through the department.

 Administration:

•  To register patient attendances on the department’s PRISM / Cerner database
• To book appointments onto PRISM / Cerner, facilitating patient choice
• To be trained in the use of CRIS system
• To carry out general clerical duties to include photocopying, filing, and faxing.
• To be familiar with Cerner / PAS to track patient progression, case notes, and patient demographic and episode details.
• To order portering services on the Cerner / Patient Administration System (PAS) to facilitate movement of patients and/or equipment.
• To collect, collate, and disseminate results to requesting doctors, secretaries, clinics, wards, and other hospitals.
• To communicate efficiently on the telephone with all staff, patients, and visitors
•  To maintain cleanliness and tidiness in the department.
• To assist with effective stock control within the ECG department.
• To be cost-effective in the use of equipment and resources.
• To telephone patients who fail to attend for their appointment, rebooking patients as per patient choice, and to telephone outstanding returns of ambulatory monitors.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties at the discretion of the Operational Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist or his deputies
• To conduct self in a professional manner and act as a role model to junior staff/students at all times.
• To undertake training in other areas of Clinical Physiology, as required.
• To amend patient bookings to reflect any changes in their procedure from that initially booked onto the database.
• To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.