Assistant Practitioner - Whiston, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
    Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Whiston, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Job summary

    To assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard, quality service in an extended role to that of a Assistant Practitioner

    To ensure courtesy, privacy, confidentiality and respect at all times to patients, relatives, staff and colleagues.

    The Cardio-Respiratory Department provides a high quality service for all cardiac and respiratory diagnostic investigations. A 24/7 service is provided for basic investigations such as ECG and spirometry which is provided by Senior Assistant Technical Officers and Assistant Practitioners.

    You will have at sufficient experience as a Senior ATO within the cardiac or respiratory field during which you will have completed a six month basic in-service training programme and at least a further 12 months continuing to build and expand upon these skills. You will be aware of the full range of procedures provided by the department.

    You will undertake a wide range of work activities. As an Assistant Practitioner you will be expected to :

  • Supervise basic and junior trainee staff
  • Participate in a 24 hr shift system, work alone with the backup of on call Physiologist if necessary.

    • Post is subject to Enhanced DBS check + Children's & Adults' Barred Lists

    Main duties of the job

  • ECG's throughout the Trust - wards, clinics, A & E and other departments.
  • Cardiac monitoring during clinical procedures eg. cardioversions, carotid sinus massage and valsalva manoeuvres.
  • Basic spirometry and Peak Flows.
  • Arterial blood gas analysis.
  • Non-invasive BP measurement.
  • Blood glucose measurement.
  • Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory ECG & BP hook up.
  • Actively participate at cardiac arrests, with ILS training.
  • Use of external pacemaker.
  • Participate in audit collection.
  • Assist with Exercise Tolerance Tests - 2nd person attending.
  • Assist with Tilt Table tests - 2nd person assisting.
  • Responsible for mouth guard in TOE's.
  • Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist.

    • About us

    The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

    From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

    The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

    The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

    Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

    • Our achievements include:

  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

    • Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Follow the Department Mission Statement.
  • ACE Behavioural Standards.
  • Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures.
  • Attendance & Punctuality.
  • Compliance with OOH rota.
  • Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy.
  • Health & Safety.
  • Request help if required.

    • ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Basic clerical and administration duties.
  • Monitoring of stock levels.
  • Participate in audit collection.
  • Field calls to senior on-call staff.

    • TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Supervision of trainees.
    • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Diploma or equivalent experience
  • Immediate Life Support

    • Desirable

  • Certificate in Electrocardiography or equivalent.
  • IT qualification.
  • Certificate in spirometry or equivalent.

    • Knowledge & Experience

    Essential

  • Significant years previous experience as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer in a Cardiology or Cardio-Respiratory Department.
  • Experience of assisting Clinical Physiologists in a wide range of specialist investigations.
  • Experienced in supervising of junior staff.
  • General experience in spirometry.

    • Desirable

  • NHS experience

    • Skills

    Essential

  • Competent in a range of routine Cardio-Respiratory investigations.
  • Skilled in a range of basic routine tests.
  • Proficient in basic interpretation of routine tests.
  • Ability to work independently and to a high standard.
  • Resuscitation skills including use of external pacemakers.

    • Other

    Essential

  • Portfolio of Clinical Practice.
  • Evidence based file of Clinical Assessment.
  • Portfolio of Continual Professional Development.