SATO - ECG Technician

Main area Cardiac Investigations Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (end date of 10/12/2026) Hours Part time - 26.5 hours per week Job  
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Employer Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Town Kettering Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pro rota per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59

A great opportunity has opened up within Cardiac investigations! We are looking for a new ECG Technician. The preferred candidate would have experience in performing ECG's and knowledge of how the department works, this is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

Main duties involve performing Electrocardiograms (ECG’s), fitting Ambulatory Holter and Blood pressure monitors, assisting in Exercise Tolerance Testing (ETT), assisting in Rapid Access Chest Pain clinic which will involve taking patient history, and helping prepare patients for Cardiac MRI tests which involves cannulation. There may be times where you are to assist with other clinical duties.

You will be based in Cardiac Investigations and Cardiac MRI but you may be required to perform these tests across the whole of the KGH site.

You will be required to work autonomously and learn to recognise cardiac arrhythmias and elevate appropriately.

You will be responsible for accurate data input into local databases

This is a great opportunity to build a strong foundation within Cardiology with full training given, there is the possibility for further opportunities within the department.

Cardiac Investigations is a Physiologist led service; we are continuously improving the services we offer which will open opportunities for the role of the ECG technician to change to meet the needs of the developing services

We actively encourage CPD, often have in-house training sessions and company supported courses.

Cardiac investigations has a total of 48 staff members who all have very good working relationships.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification.

• Ability to work under pressure
• Experience in Cardiac Investigations
• Experience in performing ECG's
• Has an understanding of the role

• Good IT Skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to organise workload
• Able to work autonomously

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Applications will be transferred to TRAC system, by completing an application your are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within at KGH.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

Appointments will be made on merit.

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