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Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two 18-month fixed term full-time training posts in Echocardiography. One post will be based at the University Hospital of North Durham and the other will be based at Darlington Memorial Hospital. This is part of the Echocardiography Training Programme (ETP) developed by the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) and funded by NHS England.
Successful ETP trainees will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography. For more information, please see the NSHCS website: NSHCS Echocardiography Training Programme.
Our mission is to improve the health/quality of life for our patients by building an organisation that develops and invests in the individuals that work here and this can only be achieved with the recruitment of the right people. We are committed to developing the future workforce for Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientists.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of a team in a busy Cardio-Respiratory department. 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.
They will liaise with other technical and scientific staff of department/section, and other Trainee Healthcare Scientists across a wide range of departments.
Job Responsibilities
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. The trainee will work closely with the training coordinator/officer and more senior members of staff to follow the curriculum for the Echocardiography Training Programme.
The trainee will work in specified areas of the department and be responsible to the designated Training Coordinator/Officer for their own work and progression through the scheme. All trainees will be expected to travel to national academic and other courses regularly throughout their training. In some cases, this may involve overnight and/or residential stays.
Trainees will undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography at a designated academic institution specific for the training pathway. Trainees will mainly be based in the host department but may need to attend other local/regional/national scientific services, in order to complete the required pathway work based curricula, as deemed appropriate by the Designated Training Officer.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A 1st or 2:1 in either an undergraduate honours degree (including an integrated masters degree) in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content).
* A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree plus relevant cardiology experience and approval from the relevant HEI.
* A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree plus relevant higher degree excluding MSc in Echocardiography.
* An alternative or vocational qualification plus sufficient and relevant experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology as evidenced by registration on the Academy for Healthcare Science Accredited Healthcare Science Practitioner Register, and approval from the relevant HEI.
Experience
* Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
Special Skills and Knowledge
* Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
* A committed, in-depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment.
* Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training.
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