Trainee Healthcare Scientist

Job overview

Nottingham University Hospitals 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 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.

Nottingham University Hospitals is a leading tertiary Cardiac Centre/University Hospital and 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 non-invasive cardiac investigations. Perform specialised diagnostics investigations, specifically full transthoracic echocardiograms on a variety of patients. Analyse and interpret data and 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. Communicate and interact effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience. Assist other members of the team in the day-to-day organisation and delivery of the non-invasive cardiac diagnostic service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provision of high quality TTE images and reports.

Completion of PGDip in Echocardiography.

Participation in all required training activities.

Supervision of junior team members when appropriate.

Provision of other cardiac diagnostics e.g. ECG analysis, ETT and tilt.

Working at our three sites; QMC, City Campus and our central Nottingham CDC.