Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an 18-month fixed term full-time training
post in Echocardiography has become available within our department at South
Tyneside and Sunderland NHS foundation trust.
The post 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 BSE accreditation level 2 and
will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography. For
more information, please see the NSHCS website:
https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/echocardiography-training-programme
Main duties of the job
Our mission is to improve the health 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.
STSFT is a leading Cardiac Centre and is committed to developing the future
work force for Cardiac Healthcare Scientists.
Opportunities for exposure to the full range of work undertaken by our
qualified team is also available.
Admission to the ETP is administered by the National School of
Healthcare Science (NSHCS).
To be eligible for the ETP, all
applicants must meet the following requirements:
A 1st or
2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples
include Physiology, Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or
Sports Science (if significant scientific content) or equivalent experience and
appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology as evidenced for
instance by relevant voluntary registration (AHCS/RCCP).
Prior experience in the healthcare setting is of
great benefit but not essential.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
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. Trainees will be a part of a national training
programme and will be registered with the National School of Healthcare Science
based in the West Midlands Multi-professional Workforce Deanery.
Job Purpose:
The Trainee Echocardiographer will be employed for a fixed
term of 18 months during which time they will work through a programme of learning.
In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the
Trainee Echocardiographer will be responsible for their own progression through
the training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and
experience in NHS scientific ETP Guidance Document 5 departments, completing
the learning outcomes as outlined in the Curriculum Library, undertaking the
complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography
and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.
At all times the Trainee Echocardiographer is expected to work within standard
operating policies and procedures of the host department and NHS organisation
and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk
reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality
and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
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. Trainees will be a part of a national training
programme and will be registered with the National School of Healthcare Science
based in the West Midlands Multi-professional Workforce Deanery.
Job Purpose:
The Trainee Echocardiographer will be employed for a fixed
term of 18 months during which time they will work through a programme of learning.
In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the
Trainee Echocardiographer will be responsible for their own progression through
the training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and
experience in NHS scientific ETP Guidance Document 5 departments, completing
the learning outcomes as outlined in the Curriculum Library, undertaking the
complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography
and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.
At all times the Trainee Echocardiographer is expected to work within standard
operating policies and procedures of the host department and NHS organisation
and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk
reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality
and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness to learn the tests, roles and responsibilities of a physiologist.
- A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Physiology, Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content) or equivalent 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.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to undertake complex eye-hand coordination tasks
- IT literate
- 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.
- Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately)
- Able to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
- Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature. Application and interview Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Ability to analyse complex information.
Desirable
- Ability to work autonomously coordinate and prioritise
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language
- Explain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs.
- Make formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
- Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage an open discussion.
- Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
- Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others.
- Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
- Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients.
- Good personal organisational skills. Application and Interview Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.
- Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care
- Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings.
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience appropriate to role and familiarity with the range basic cardiac investigations
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to locations off site.
Attitude
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Hard working
- Good team player
- Reliable and flexible
- Highly developed coordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness to learn the tests, roles and responsibilities of a physiologist.
- A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Physiology, Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content) or equivalent 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.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to undertake complex eye-hand coordination tasks
- IT literate
- 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.
- Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately)
- Able to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
- Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature. Application and interview Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Ability to analyse complex information.
Desirable
- Ability to work autonomously coordinate and prioritise
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language
- Explain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs.
- Make formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
- Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage an open discussion.
- Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
- Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others.
- Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
- Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients.
- Good personal organisational skills. Application and Interview Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.
- Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care
- Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings.
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience appropriate to role and familiarity with the range basic cardiac investigations
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to locations off site.
Attitude
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Hard working
- Good team player
- Reliable and flexible
- Highly developed coordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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