Trainee Echocardiographer - Nuneaton, United Kingdom - George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

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Nuneaton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Title - Trainee Echocardiographer

Hours per week-37.5 hours per week

Perm/Fixed Term

Fixed Term for 18 Months

Salary-£35,392 - £42,618 per annum

Closing Date-3rd May 2024

Interview Date-21st May 2024

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'

The Cardio Respiratory Unit CRU) at GEH is advertising for an in-service Echocardiographer Trainee.

The Echocardiographer Training Programme (ETP) is an eighteen-month integrated full-time post-graduate programme developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by Health Education England.

The in-service route is only open to existing NHS staff working in CRU, who meet the qualification requirements and have been nominated by their employer.

Upon successful completion trainees will be issued with a Certificate of Completion for the Echocardiography Training Programme (CCETP) which confirms that all the relevant mandatory completion criteria for the programme have been met.

Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage.

An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.

Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

E ffective Open Communication

e x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal health that inspires confidence

Benefits:
On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking

Purpose

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

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.

The post holder will be expected to undertake a range of scientific and clinical functions initially under supervision.

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.

At all times the Trainee Echocardiographer is expected to work within standard operating policies and procedures of the host department and NHS organisation and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution.

The Trainee Echocardiographer will be employed by the host department 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.

Main duties and Responsibilities

Scientific and Clinical Practice

Undertake a range of clinical and scientific investigations as appropriate to the role.

Acquire and maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all tests, investigations and measurements carried out.

Interpret and act upon results of tests, investigations and measurements in accordance with departmental policies, procedures and quality systems.

Comment and advise on new proposals and protocols, especially for service improvements.

Assist in the provision of advice to medical, nursing and other healthcare staff on the optimal and safe use of scientific procedures and highly complex equipment, including assisting in the design of new facilities.

Assist with the procurement, acceptance and use of medical devices and consumables.

Be responsible for the safe use of complex scientific and medical equipment, including recording all maintenance and calibration procedures performed and any corrective actions undertaken.

Use reagents, consumables, hazardous materials and equipment safely and in accordance with Health and Safety policies.

Participate in risk manageme