Assistant Technical Officer | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

· Housekeeping duties

· Performing ECG's in clinics and other departments

· Blood glucose measurement

· Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory hook up

· Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow the Department Mission Statement


• ACE Behavioural Standards


• Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures


• Attendance & Punctuality


• 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

We are looking for highly motivated, forward-thinking, individuals to become part of our committed team who work in the Cardio-Respiratory Department. You will be trained in a range of procedures eg. Electrocardiograms (ECG), Spirometry, Blood Gas Analysis., Disability Confident
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Successful applicants will be expected to achieve a set of work-based competencies over a 6 month period, before progression into Band 3 level. Support and training will be provided. Failure to successfully complete this training within 12 months may result in termination of contract.

Interview date: 26th September 2024

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this position.

· Housekeeping duties

· Performing ECG's in clinics and other departments

· Blood glucose measurement

· Holter monitoring, 24 hr ambulatory hook up

· Cleaning and maintenance of equipment and reporting of any faults to a senior physiologist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancs. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements


• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018



• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)



• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme