Trainee Echocardiographer

Job overview

Here at Northern Care Alliance Trust we have an exciting opportunity for an 18-month fixed term full-time Direct Entry training post in Echocardiography. This is part of the Echocardiography Training Programme developed by the National School of Healthcare Science 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: https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/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. Northern Care Alliance is committed to developing the future work force for Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientists.

Main duties of the job

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. • Carry out audit to continuously improve patient care and service needs. • Participate in the training and development of both external university students and junior team members. • Communicate and interact effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience. • Assist the Principal Cardiac Physiologist and other senior members of the team in the day to day organisation and delivery of the cardiothoracic diagnostic service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk