Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
The Cardiac Department at Alder Hey is the major referral centre for children and their families with all forms of heart disease from the Northwest region including Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, North and mid Wales and the Isle of Man with a catchment area of about 7.5 million. The cardiac team reviews approximately 6500 outpatients per year at Alder Hey.
You will work in a stimulating environment with a friendly motivated team performing clinical echocardiography as well as a full range of advanced clinical duties including invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigations.
The Trainee Echocardiographer will work through a programme of learning and academic accreditation.
Main duties of the job
The post offers an exciting opportunity for a physiologist to train in paediatric echocardiography. We will support the post holder in achieving accreditation with the European Association of Cardio Vascular Imaging (EACVI) in paediatric echocardiography, which is integral and essential to this position and future progression. This would be reviewed annually at their PDR.
You will undertake a structured in-house training program in order to practice competently in the paediatric field.
Job responsibilities
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 paediatric Echocardiography whilst preparing for and completing the European Association of Cardio-Vascular Imaging (EACVI) Accreditation in paediatric Echocardiography.
The post holder will be expected to undertake clinical echocardiography, initially under supervision.
The post holder will also perform a full range of advanced clinical duties including invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigations.
Participation in the cardiac physiology on call rota.
Person Specification
* BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
* Experience of a broad range of cardiology procedures
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.
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