Trainee Echocardiographer

Job overview

Here at Liverpool University Hospital [Aintree Site] we have an exciting opportunity for an 18-month fixed term full-time training post in Echocardiography. This is part of the Echocardiography Training Programme developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by Health Education England.

You must be employed in a substantive post within a NHS Cardiac Diagnostics department within the UK.

You must hold a Undergraduate honours degree [1st or 2.1 class] in cardiac physiology or a relevant scientific subject.

Please note this position is fixed term for 18 months only.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- You will become proficient in adult echocardiography.

- You will report echocardiograms in line with BSE standards

- You will successfully complete the PG cert certification in echocardiography

- You will complete and pass all parts of the BSE level 2 exam within the 18 month period