Trainee Echocardiographer

The National School of Healthcare Science’s (NSHSC) Echocardiography Training Programme (ETP), in collaboration with the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE), has been developed to respond rapidly to the urgent workforce needs for Accredited Echocardiographers. This is an 18 month, full-time (37.5 hours per week) integrated training scheme to deliver the academic and work place training leading to both a Post-graduate certificate in Echocardiography and Level 2 BSE Accreditation in adult Transthoracic Echo.

The job holder, funded at A4C Band 6, will be required to complete a variety of competencies and assessments for each module within the workplace, travel to the chosen university (currently Newcastle University) and actively participate in the day to day of a busy echocardiography department.

Educational events such as exam preparation courses may require Saturday working.

A 1st or 2:1 in an undergraduate Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or equivalent Hons degree is an essential requirement.

• This is a training role, and as such the main responsibility is achieving competency in the area of adult echocardiography by successfully completing the BSE’s and NSHCS’s competency assessments by the end of the 18-month programme.
• The job holder is expected to maintain the standard mandatory training requirements for the role which will require several journeys to NSHC’s chosen university – currently Newcastle University.
• The job holder is responsible for reporting directly to both the Echo Lead for the department and the Echo lead for education including to confirm A/L and to request formal study time spent away from the department
• The job holder has a duty to report any equipment problems to a more senior member of the team.
• The job holder will participate in the weekend rota as and when required.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us throughout this exciting 18 months funded training opportunity and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.