Assistant Technical Officer - Cardio Respiratory | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Assistant Technical Officer to join the Cardio-Respiratory department at Mid Cheshire Hospital Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of quality assured cardiology and respiratory diagnostic investigations to both inpatients and outpatients within both a hospital and community setting.

As a member of the Cardio-Respiratory team at Mid Cheshire Hospital, the post holder will have the opportunity to rotate through our Northwich Infirmary site, becoming a valuable member of the wider team whilst keeping up a wider skill set. The successful candidate will be paid at Agenda for Change band 3 and full training will be given. There are plans for the service to run 08:00 - 20:00 7 days a week. Hours will be worked on a shift pattern to include weekends and evenings.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and professional Assistant Technical Officer to help support our team in the provision of diagnostic services across both Leighton Hospital and Victoria Infirmary Northwich sites. This is a part-time post and the successful candidate will be asked to work weekends and evenings on a rota system as the service develops.

Clinical responsibilities will include:

• The provision of high-quality electrocardiography, ambulatory ECG and blood pressure hook-up.
• Obtaining and reporting high-quality spirometry measurements with and without reversibility.
• Participating in the set-up and download of overnight sleep studies and being involved with any future development of the sleep service at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You will undertake general clerical duties including data entry, appointment and booking amendments, telephone queries, filing and clinic preparation. A flexible approach, accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

If you have any questions and wish to discuss the role or arrange an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact Vicky Hilton, Service Manager on 01270 612188.

Responsibilities include:

• Competently performing and interpreting quality assured spirometry with and without reversibility to ARTP standards on adult patients in a variety of clinical settings.
• Competently performing and analysing overnight oximetry and respiratory sleep studies; training is available to develop these skills if required.
• Competently performing and interpreting quality assured 12-lead ECGs to SCST standards on adult and paediatric patients in a variety of clinical settings.
• Competently hooking-up and downloading ambulatory ECG and blood pressure monitoring for a variety of time periods ranging from 24 hours to 14 days using Spacelabs Ontrak, CF and Eclipse Pro ambulatory monitors and software and CardioSTAT single-use patches.
• Competently performing, downloading and reporting ambulatory blood pressure measurements over a period of 24–48 hours using Spacelabs Ontrak ambulatory monitors and Sentinel software.
• Being responsible for the maintenance of equipment, calibration and verification of measurements and identification of faults, escalating any unresolved faults to a senior member of staff in a timely manner.
• Making judgements within own area of competence, identifying the correct application of a procedure whilst recognising when to report a problem, concern or contraindication to testing.
• Confidently obtaining a brief medical history from patients to ensure all assessments undertaken are done so safely and appropriately.
• Liaising with the wider MDT to organise and perform respiratory investigations.
• Participating in the set-up and download of overnight sleep studies and contributing to future development of the sleep service.
• Undertaking general clerical duties including data entry, appointment and booking amendments, telephone queries, filing and clinic preparation.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026.