Job summary
Here at Royal 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 NHS England.
Successful ETP trainees will be trained to 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
Our mission is to improve the health/quality 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.
The Royal Hospital is a leading University Hospital and is committed todeveloping the future work force for Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientists.
You must hold a Undergraduate honours degree [1st or 2.1 class] in cardiac physiology or a relevant scientific subject.
Please note this position is fixed term for 18 months only.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography.
For more information, please see the NSHCS website.
Our mission is to improve the health/quality of life for our patients by building an organisation that develops and invests in the individuals that workhere and this can only be achieved with the recruitment of the right people.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.
Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.
Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.
TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will become proficient in adult echocardiography.
- You will report echocardiograms in line with BSE standards
- You will successfully complete the PG cert certification in echocardiography
- You will complete and pass all parts of the BSE level 2 exam within the 18 month period
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will become proficient in adult echocardiography.
- You will report echocardiograms in line with BSE standards
- You will successfully complete the PG cert certification in echocardiography
- You will complete and pass all parts of the BSE level 2 exam within the 18 month period
Person Specification
Role requirement
Essential
- Undergraduate honours degree [1st or 2.1 class] in cardiac physiology or a relevant scientific subject
Role requirement
Essential
- Proven/demonstrable ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature
- Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
- Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients
- Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care
Desirable
- A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
- Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment
Person Specification
Role requirement
Essential
- Undergraduate honours degree [1st or 2.1 class] in cardiac physiology or a relevant scientific subject
Role requirement
Essential
- Proven/demonstrable ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature
- Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
- Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context.
- Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
- Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients
- Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care
Desirable
- A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
- Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment
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).
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).
