Healthcare Assistant Cardiac

**FCMS (NW) Ltd JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Job Title**: **Healthcare Assistant Cardiac (WEST LANCS & Bolton)**

**Responsible to**: Clinical Lead Ultrasound (Diagnostics)

**Hours**: 37.5 hours full time Monday-Friday (Bank shifts available)

**Salary**:£11.00 per hour

**Qualifications**:2 years’ experience working within a health care setting in either a hospital, general practice or community setting is desirable.

**Location**:The position will be between WEST LANCS (WN8 8LA) & Bolton (BL1 3RL)

**Essential**:Driving Licence and own vehicle

BCG (TB) Vaccination (can be provided through our Occupational Health)

Hep B Vaccination (can be provided through our Occupational Health)

Enhanced DBS Check

Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

- **Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy**:

- **Awesome: We aren’t here to be average, we’re here to be awesome**:

- **Humble: We’re here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become**:

- **Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done**:

- **Oomph: We have natural oomph It’s infectious**:

- **Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity**

Our key expectations are:

- Self-awareness - Living authentically
- Adaptability
- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation
- Openness - What you see is what you get
- Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible
- Generosity of spirit
- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness
- Ability to have fun - Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

**ROLE**:
Full training will be provided to ensure competency and will be assessed by the Cardiac Physiologist. The post-holder will accept the responsibility for doing a quality job, aspire to achieve, share a corporate pride in achievements and strive to act as an ambassador for good quality.

**MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST-HOLDER**:
Clinical Duties

The Health Care Assistant (HCA) role will be to undertake a range of duties which involve direct patient care. These will include:

- Attach ECG ambulatory monitoring to patient.
- Removal and downloading of ambulatory ECG.
- Preparation of monitors for the next diagnostic clinic.
- Discuss with patients issues relevant to their diagnostic investigations.
- Liaise with Cardiac Physiologist highlighting any concerns re the patient.
- Maintain accurate documentation with regards to the patient record.
- Maintain stock levels.
- Give advice and support to patients and carers, within duties appropriate to grade and level of competence.
- Communicate closely with other colleagues, reporting on patient’s condition as appropriate.
- Carry out, after appropriate training, identified clerical tasks within Diagnostics these will include:

- Welcome patients attending the centre in a warm, friendly and courteous manner.
- Update clinical system when patients present.
- Maintain an accurate manual register of patients in the event of any break in computer service.
- Answer the telephone.
- Notify other departments of any patient arrivals where necessary.
- Ordering and putting away stationary and stores.
- Inputting data on computer and updating records.
- Travel to West Lancashire Clinics as and when required.
- Run 12 Lead ECG clinics in West Lancashire when required.
- Ambulatory Blood pressure Clinics in West Lancashire when required - Monitors will need to be prepared for each patient and downloaded when the recording is finished
- Other Relevant Duties_

Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with nursing procedures and changes within the role.

Work within the framework of relevant Department of Health Initiatives and local Health Improvement Plans.

To observe national and local policies and procedures in respect of:

- Fire
- Child Protection
- Data Protection Act
- Basic Life Support
- Substances Hazardous to Health
- Clinical Unform policy and dress code
- Record relevant details of accidents and untoward incidents in accordance with policy.
- Maintain good industrial relations.
- To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and individual’s level of competence.

**Education**

Identify training needs of self and participate in relevant in-service education and mandatory training.

To attend staff meetings as required, including working groups to direct and implement change where appropriate.

**Quality**

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients.

Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems.

Practice in accordance with agreed standards of care.

Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the team.

Ensure stock items under your control are available in the treatment and consulti