Senior Cardiographer in Walsall

Senior Cardiographer – Walsall Council

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all routine procedures within the Cardiology Department, including ECG, Event recorder, 24 hr ECG Holter Monitoring and 24 hr Blood Pressure monitoring hook‑up and analysis.
• Provide accurate technical reports on all procedures listed above.
• Develop and maintain knowledge and clinical skills.
• Undertake audit and research activities.
• Understand the significance of ECG traces recorded and initiate further action by senior cardiac physiology, nursing or medical staff as necessary.
• Identify and correct clinical and technical problems that may lead to poor quality or misleading results.
• Prepare patients and equipment for ambulatory monitoring, including coaching patients in 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, check quality of the data, edit where appropriate, and prepare reports for printing. Ensure reports are presented for review/reporting in a timely fashion and arrange reappointment of failed recordings.
• Perform 12‑lead ECG and ambulatory monitoring.
• Supervise other clinics where support is required.
• Set up and download clinical equipment.
• Oversee admin duties where required.

An AfC Band 3 role is available depending on experience.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Contract.

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 and a wide range of community services. The Trust has state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, Integrated Assessment Unit, and a new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre opened in March 2023.