Overview

Assistant Practitioner - Cardiology
The Alexandra Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent 

Salary: Up to £26,550.00 per year

The Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle Is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. 

We have an opportunity for a Assistant Practitioner to join their team of staff in the Cardiology department.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience of customer care, including interacting with customers in challenging situations.
• Previous experience working within the acute healthcare sector.
• Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree (Level 5) or equivalent.
• Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.

Duties of this role include:

• Ambulatory ECG hook up.
• ECG recording 
• Supporting ETT 
• Booking of Cardiology appointments, both non-invasive and Cath lab
• Ensuring the department is adequately stocked
• Maintaining specialist equipment
• Liaise with ward staff for inpatient appointments.
• Maintain a safe, tidy environment for patients including cubicles and waiting 
• areas/needs/preparation.
• Attend mandatory training sessions as per Circle protocol. 
• Maintain adequate stock levels for consumable items, in collaboration with the department stock controller.
• Be able to use a range of IT systems including Ultragenda, Maxims and PACS to record patient attendance, make appointments and software to upload reports.
• Ensuring good communication with Cardiac physiologists and Consultants regarding day to day work activities

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Life insurance
• One paid charity/volunteer day per year
• Extensive rewards and voluntary benefits including blue light card
• Free wellbeing services
• High Value Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy