South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Echocardiographer - ETP

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Job summary

Here at South Tees Hospital NHS Trust we have an exciting opportunity for an 19-month fixed term full-time training post in Echocardiography. This is part of the Echocardiography Training Programme (ETP) developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by Health Education England.

This training programme will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work and train in a large tertiary centre and complete both work based and academic learning. Whilst on the programme trainees will complete a Post Graduate Certificate in Echocardiography and work towards British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) level 2 Adult Transthoracic accreditation. For more information, please see the NSHCS website: https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/echocardiography-training-programme.

The Echocardiography Unit is a large busy department split across multiple sites, with the largest site being the James Cook University Hospital. In addition, we work at number of external community clinics across Teesside, the successful candidate will be expected to work across sites and provide their own transport to and from all sites.

This vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The James Cook University Hospital is a leading innovative regional centre for Cardiology and offers a variety of diagnostic examinations, interventions and surgery for a wide range of cardiac diseases. Our hospital aims to develop the future workforce for Cardiac Physiologists and Healthcare Scientists.

Our small, dedicated Echocardiography department is run by accredited BSE Echocardiographers, alongside 3 Consultant Cardiologists with a special interest in Echocardiography. The department has already appointed three STP students post qualification, one who has sucessfully achieved their BSE Transoesophageal Echo (TOE) Accreditation and is currently on the HSST programme. We currently have two ETP students, one who has almost finished their training and one who is part way through. We also have three additional members staff attempting to achieve their STP equivalence. The department boasts a robust training programme for current and prospective students and has successfully trained previous students to achieve their BSE level 2 adult accreditation with a dedicated Echocardiography Lead for Teaching and Training. In addition, we are a friendly, welcoming team with ambition! If you are passionate about Echocardiography, we would love to hear from you!

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS
  • Promote Trust values and behaviours
  • Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
  • Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

19 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CARDIO-7056364

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A 2:2 in relevant health/science degree plus relevant cardiology experience and approval from the relevant HEI.

Desirable

  • oA 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology/relevant scientific degree (examples include Pure or Applied Physics, Biology, or Sports Science)
  • Intermediate Life support Course

Experience

Essential

  • Broad knowledge of a wide range of tests and techniques performed by Cardiac Physiologist/ Healthcare Scientists.

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in a clinical/healthcare setting.

Personal Attributes

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 personal organisational skills
  • Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
  • A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A 2:2 in relevant health/science degree plus relevant cardiology experience and approval from the relevant HEI.

Desirable

  • oA 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology/relevant scientific degree (examples include Pure or Applied Physics, Biology, or Sports Science)
  • Intermediate Life support Course

Experience

Essential

  • Broad knowledge of a wide range of tests and techniques performed by Cardiac Physiologist/ Healthcare Scientists.

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in a clinical/healthcare setting.

Personal Attributes

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 personal organisational skills
  • Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
  • A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Echocardiogrpaher

Jordan Grylls

jordan.grylls1@nhs.net

01642854607

Details

Date posted

01 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

19 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CARDIO-7056364

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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