Wye Valley NHS Trust

Echocardiography Practice Educator

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

This is a role to support clinical team to provide high quality clinical practice placements and expand the available placement opportunities for the wider system.

The post holder will provide support and guidance in the delivery of high quality innovative practice for AHPs and Registrars. They will work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the development of inter professional learning opportunities in practice. In addition they will ensure that appropriate learning environments are created and maintained to drive the integration of theory with practice. Supporting trainees, imaging assistants and newly qualified practitioners as well as those embarking on post graduate training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Identify and develop the best practice model for the provision of clinical placement provision for all AHPs within Cardiac Physiology, including all aspects of the accreditation process.

Provide support to all learners in designated clinical learning environments in respect of the acquisition of enhanced skills and the delivery of holistic care based upon care pathways and evidence based practice.

Promote high quality support to the supervisory staff to reduce the clinical burden on clinical educators at service delivery level.

Use a variety of appropriate teaching and learning strategies to promote learning and reflection on practice, including working clinically alongside the learners and their practice supervisors / practice assessors.

Direct and encourage learners and practitioners to other educational resources i.e. Library / IT etc. within the Trust / University and other relevant sources

To recognise the impact of all learners in placement areas to maintain quality within the learning environment.

About us

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7336264

Job locations

wye valley

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Registration (BSE)
  • Evidence of clinical or academic Post Graduate training at Master's level (or working towards)

Skills

Essential

  • Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, including education and workforce development
  • Knowledge and involvement in audit and research

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical or academic Post Graduate training at Master's level (or working towards)
  • Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, including education and workforce development
Person Specification

Education & qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Registration (BSE)
  • Evidence of clinical or academic Post Graduate training at Master's level (or working towards)

Skills

Essential

  • Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, including education and workforce development
  • Knowledge and involvement in audit and research

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical or academic Post Graduate training at Master's level (or working towards)
  • Significant post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, including education and workforce development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

wye valley

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

wye valley

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiology Manager

Michael Howard

michael.howard@wvt.nhs.uk

01432355444

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7336264

Job locations

wye valley

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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