Cardiac Associate Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Job Summary

  • The successful candidate would be expected to work under direct and indirect supervision to perform and interpret on a broad range of cardiac investigations working within guidelines and sphere of professional practice within the Physiological sciences team.
  • The post holder will be expected to demonstrate care and respect, for both patients and fellow staff members.

 

Main duties of the job

Clinical

  • To assist with undertaking a range of specialised cardiac investigations as listed to aid diagnosis and treatment of referred patients.

To include but not limited to depending upon candidate experience:

  • To accurately record routine and emergency resting 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) and occasional15-lead ECGs, on inpatients and outpatients to aid diagnosis and treatment.
  • Obtain automated blood pressure readings.
  • Fit Ambulatory ECG and BP monitors.
  • Perform ABPIs.
  • Analyse ambulatory ECG recordings using the SpaceLabs analysis system.
  • Being second person for ETTS and CPETs – including obtaining manual BP readings.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good IT skills
  • Understands the need for strict confidentiality
  • Knowledge of physiology underpinning the cardiac system
  • Knowledge of performing a range of cardiac diagnostic investigations such as ECG, holter monitors and blood pressure monitoring

Qualifications & Professional Training

Essential

  • Level 2 Maths or equivalent
  • Level 2 English or equivalent
  • Level 2 Healthcare science vocational qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Level 2 Science or equivalent
  • BLS

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work accurately to reasonable deadline
  • Be able to work unsupervised & demonstrate ability to work as an independent practitioner
  • Good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to liaise and to develop working relationships with a multi disciplinary team
  • Ability to treat patients with respect and understanding
  • Ability to work methodically whilst under pressure
  • Able to work as part of a team or under own initiative
  • Keyboard skills
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Reliable and honest
  • Able to prepare reports clinical colleagues
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office software
  • Highly organised with logical approach to problem solving
  • Understands limitations of the role and need to refer to others

Desirable

  • Able to present data and information in a concise format

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Strong Interpersonal skills and ability to form positive working relationships
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Desirable

  • Positive attitude to change

Other

Essential

  • Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
  • Calm
  • Tactful
  • Understanding
  • Patient
  • Works well in a busy environment
  • Good time keeping

Desirable

  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 09 June 2026

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