ECG Technician

ECG Technician

We are looking for an ECG Technician to join our Cardiology service on a bank permanent.

What is the role?

• You will work within a small specialised team to support the delivery of the cardiology service.
• You will be performing ECGs within the service, and will be responsible for ensuring the results arrive promptly at their correct destination.
• You will be supporting and guiding patients through the ECG process, and will be observing and reporting back on patients’ wellbeing.

You’ll join our Cardiology Service, which is delivered by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

• You’d be suited to this role if you have previous experience of working with customers, or patients in a workplace setting.
• If you have worked within a healthcare setting before, this could be an advantage to your application, however it is not essential.
• You will need to be able to work effectively within a team and also independently in order to be suitable for this role.

Contract type:

This is a bank contract, with the opportunity to work shifts to cover sickness and annual leave to ensure that the service can run smoothly.

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service
• Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

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.

Interested? Have questions? Just wondering? Please get in touch with Community Services Manager – Stephanie Smith on stephanie.smith100@nhs.net