Cardiographer

**Clinical Duties and Responsibilities**: To undertake a range of routine non-invasive cardiology investigations. To give patient clear instructions prior to undertaking procedures. To ensure all patients receive appropriate and individualised care. To demonstrate technical proficiency in the range of investigations undertaken including interpretation of results with supervision and support from senior colleagues.

To maintain standards of technical competency in the provision of all non-invasive technical cardiac procedures. To process ECG request forms on arrival in the department (both electronic and paper). To perform the recording of electrocardiograms (ECG) on adults, paediatrics, outpatients, and inpatients in a variety of departments including A&E, NICU, and Labour wards, as requested. To set-up, fit, and instruct patients on how to use ambulatory ECG and blood pressure monitors, and download recordings to ensure they are ready for analysis.

To set-up, fit, and instruct patients on how to use ECG event monitors and download recordings to ensure they are ready for analysis. To assist with research studies as required. To effectively, promptly, and professionally respond to emergency situations, summoning appropriate assistance as necessary by raising the alarm. To be responsible for identifying equipment faults, and directly resolve fault issues by reporting them in a timely manner.

To participate in quality assurance and audit activities as required. To participate in department meetings, training programmes, and other developmental sessions. To ensure that own mandatory training is up to date. To undertake basic life support training.

**Educational**: To actively participate and commit to maintaining own personal professional development, identifying educational and clinical training needs in conjunction with the Operational Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist To participate in in-house clinical competencies including log-book collection of tests undertaken. To assist in the training of student physiologists or medical student rotating through the department. Administration: To register patient attendances on the departments PRISM / Cerner database To book appointments onto PRISM / Cerner, facilitating patient choice To be trained in the use of CRIS system To carry out general clerical duties to include photocopying, filing, and faxing. To be familiar with Cerner / PAS to track patient progression, case notes, and patient demographic and episode details.

To order portering services on the Cerner / Patient Administration System (PAS) to facilitate movement of patients and/or equipment. To collect, collate, and disseminate results to requesting doctors, secretaries, clinics, wards, and other hospitals. To communicate efficiently on the telephone with all staff, patients, and visitors To maintain cleanliness and tidiness in the department. To assist with effective stock control within the ECG department.

To be cost-effective in the use of equipment and resources. To telephone patients who fail to attend for their appointment, rebooking patients as per patient choice, and to telephone outstanding returns of ambulatory monitors. To undertake any other reasonable duties at the discretion of the Operational Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist or his deputies To conduct self in a professional manner and act as a role model to junior staff/students at all times. To undertake training in other areas of Clinical Physiology, as required.

To amend patient bookings to reflect any changes in their procedure from that initially booked onto the database. To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.