Echocardiographer Trainee

Description:

Here at University Hospital 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.

Successful candidates will be trained to the British Society of Echocardiography (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

This post provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic trainee echocardiographer to join a motivated, cohesive, friendly, supportive and progressive echocardiography service at a leading tertiary centre, to support the delivery of high-quality echocardiography and service development.

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Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

It is expected that the candidate will be able to work across the two sites of UHCW NHS Trust; St Cross Hospital, Rugby and University Hospital, Coventry.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Kam Rai Senior Chief Lead Echocardiographer Cardiac Physiologist: Kamaljit.rai@uhcw.nhs.uk

Laura Speke Senior Chief Non-invasive and Training Lead Cardiac Physiologist: laura.speke@uhcw.nhs.uk

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

At UHCW NHS Trust we actively encourage and support all staff to be COVID19 vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence to protect patients, colleagues, friends and family members.

University Hospital is a leading tertiary centre and is committed to developing the future work force for Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientists.

We pride ourselves on our culture of inclusiveness, education and training. Junior echocardiographers and specialist registrars are supported through formalized training programmes and close supervision.

In collaboration with the designated training officer and the echocardiographer lead, we can offer you the training and support that you need to achieve your goal, and to go on to take a respected role within the echocardiography service.

We perform over 8000 studies annually through our outpatient and inpatient transthoracic echocardiography service. More advanced services include adult congenital heart disease echocardiography, stress echocardiography, 3D-echocardiography, strain imaging, transoesophageal echocardiography, intraprocedural echocardiography, contrast (LV and Bubble) which are actively participated in by the echocardiography physiologists.

Physiologist attendance at relevant courses, meetings and conferences is encouraged as part of our strong culture of continued personal development, quality assurance and service development.

To apply for this post, the applicant must have:
A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Pure or Applied Physics, Engineering, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content)orequivalent experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology. As evidenced for example by appropriate Voluntary Registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Academy for Healthcare Science.

Previous experience with echocardiography is advantageous.

Main Duties/ Responsibilities

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a pre requisite for this post.

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 diagnostic service.

They will be expected to complete all work based training and assessment alongside the academic course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the BSE and the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS). Trainees must meet the AHCS Standards of proficiency for Healthcare Science Practitioners.

Post qualification and with appropriate additional experience and competencies, graduates from this scheme would be eligible to apply for Clinical Scientist equivalence and HCPC registration.

In addition, they will be expected to undertake work based experience to enable them to communicate complex technical, scientific and sensitive information to colleagues within their department in both verbal and written forms.

Scientific and Clinical Practice:
Undertake a range of clinical and scientific investigations as appropriate to the role.