Trainee Echocardiographer

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our expanding & dynamic Cardiology Department at our Colchester Hospital site.

The department offers a full echo service including routine transthoracic studies, contrast, bubble, transoesophageal echo, stress echo (bothDobutamine & Exercise) & physiologist led valve clinics.

We hold weekly review & teaching meetings attended by our consultants & cardiac physiologists & we are very keen to progress & expand our physiologist led services. Our physiologists are well supported & actively encouraged to develop by attending relevant clinical courses &participate in wellbeing initiatives.

This post would be ideally suited to someone who has undertaken the practitioner training programme & whom has an interest in specialising inEchocardiography. Candidates with a healthcare or science background that would like to progress into diagnostic cardiology are encouraged toapply.

You will need to be ready to start by 1st October 2025. You will be required to attend University on block release to obtain your qualification.

Informal visits or telephone meetings are welcomed and highly recommended prior to interview.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the Trainee will be responsible for their own progression through theEchocardiographer training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and experience in NHS scientific departments,completing the learning outcomes as outlined by the national school of health care science, undertaking the complementary academic PostGraduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.

We offer a wide range of invasive & non-invasive diagnostics tests, including ECGs, ambulatory monitoring, exercise tolerance testing & devicefollow ups. Invasive procedures are performed in the purpose built Heart Centre & include diagnostic angiography, PCI & device implantation.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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