Job summary
Advert for Echocardiography Training Programme.
Barts Health NHS Trust is currently the largest NHS Trust in England and encompasses 5 hospitals based in the centre and East of London. The hospitals concerned are St Bartholomew's, The Royal London, Whipps Cross, Newham University Hospitals and UCLH.
We are currently recruiting a number of motivated, dynamic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team as part of the Echocardiography Training Programme from the National School of Healthcare Science and British Society of Echocardiography. These posts are fixed-term for 18-months.
Applications from candidates who 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) or equivalent experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology will be welcomed. As evidenced for example by appropriate voluntary registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Academy for Healthcare Science.
Successful candidates will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography.
Please note, applicants with a Masters in echocardiography are ineligible for the ETP.
Main duties of the job
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 departments, completing the learning outcomes as outlined in theCurriculum Library, undertaking the complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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) 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. Applicants with a Masters in echocardiography are ineligible for the ETP.
Desirable
- Basic life support / first aid qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understands 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.
- Understand 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.
- 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
- Evidence of leadership skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: 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
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CRS (patient appointment system) or similar system
Skills
Essential
- Reliable and flexible
- Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description.
- Highly developed co-ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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) 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. Applicants with a Masters in echocardiography are ineligible for the ETP.
Desirable
- Basic life support / first aid qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understands 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.
- Understand 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.
- 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
- Evidence of leadership skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: 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
- 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.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CRS (patient appointment system) or similar system
Skills
Essential
- Reliable and flexible
- Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description.
- Highly developed co-ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role.
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).
