Echocardiographer Training Post - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The Trainee Echocardiographer will be employed for a fixed term of 18 months during which time they will work through a programme of learning.

This will be combined with an academic programme at Post Graduate level over the first year of the programme.

In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the Trainee Echocardiographer will be responsible for their own progression through the training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and experience in NHS scientific departments, completing the learning outcomes as outlined in the Curriculum Library, undertaking the complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.

A major part of the training and development will take place within a specified host NHS organisation and is integrally linked to the knowledge and applied learning that forms part of the nationally recognised BSE accreditation programme.

Post holders will also be expected to undertake mandatory training as deemed necessary by their host NHS Organisation.

The trainee will undertake the full training programme in order to progress through the academic and practical elements of the training scheme.

In so doing they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical, and specialist scientific processes underpinned by theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:

Perform and interpret routine cardiac investigations.
Perform specialised diagnostics investigations.
Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
Analyse and interpret and data compare investigative and clinical options.
Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.
Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.

The post holder will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the BSE and the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS)

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking to expand the workforce in good time for the opening of 3 purpose built Community Diagnostic Centres in the coming years.

We are looking for individuals keen to specialise in echocardiography through completing the BSE recognised; Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography; this will be fully funded by the Trust.

We have a very busy diagnostic service in Cardiology and Echo sub-speciality plays a major part in achieving Trusts values of 'Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful'.

To achieve our echo wait time standard consistently and to provide equitable direct access to GPs in local communities, we are looking to recruit a number of Specialist Cardiac Physiologists as part of our community diagnostic centres project.

Our vision is to ensure that, a consistently high-quality service is delivered to our patients locally to enhance patient experience through reduced wait times and commute.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description