Trainee Echo Physiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The trainee echo physiologist will be employed for a fixed term during which time they will work through a programme of learning, following the curriculum for the Echocardiography Training Programme, supported by a training co-ordinator/officer and more senior members of staff.

In conjunction with and supported by a designated training supervisor, the trainee echo physiologist will be responsible for their own progression through the training programme completing a mixture of workplace hands on experience and self-directed learning to align with the transthoracic echocardiography curriculum as outlined by the British Society of Echocardiography. This learning will align with preparing for and completion of the BSE TTE accreditation process. They will be required to complete the learning outcomes as outlined in the Curriculum Library.

Additionally, the trainee will undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography at a designated academic institution specific for the training pathway. The trainee will be expected to travel to national academic and other courses regularly throughout their training. In some cases, this may involve overnight and/or residential stays. Trainees will mainly be based in the host department but may need to attend other local/regional/national scientific services, to complete the required pathway work-based curricula, as deemed appropriate by the Designated Training Officer.

Trainees will be a part of a national training programme and will be registered with the National School of Healthcare Science based in the West Midlands Multi-Professional Workforce Deanery.

The echo trainee will be expected to work within standard operating policies and procedures as outlined by CCL and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity and respect for equality and diversity.

The trainee will undertake a full training programme including the theoretical and practical components and examinations. This will also involve completion of the academic programme at Post Graduate level over the first year of the programme. In so doing, they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical, and specialist scientific processes underpinned by the theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:

Perform and interpret routine cardiac investigations.

Perform specialised diagnostic investigations.

Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.

Analyse and interpret and data compare investigative and clinical options.

Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.

Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.

Carry out audit to continuously improve patient care and service needs.

Participate in the training and development of both external university students and junior team members.

Communicate and interact effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience.

Assist the Lead Cardiac Physiologist and other senior members of the team in the day-to-day organisation and delivery of the diagnostic service.

They will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment for Accreditation with the BSE, and be working towards, or have achieved, registration with the Academy of Healthcare Science. Trainees must meet the AHCS Standards of proficiency for Healthcare Science Practitioners.

Post qualification and with appropriate additional experience and competencies, graduates from this scheme would be eligible to apply for Clinical Scientist equivalence and HCPC registration.

In addition they will be expected to undertake work-based experience to enable them to communicate complex technical, scientific and sensitive information to colleagues within their department in both verbal and written forms.

In addition, they will be expected to undertake an internal research or audit project within CCL.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in cardiac physiology or relevant science degree Essential.

Desirable

• Holds intermediate or advanced adult life support Desirable.
• AHCS/RCCP/HCPC registration or eligible to register Desirable.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates physiology technical troubleshooting Essential.
• Proficient use and accurate document in multiple information clinical systems Essential.
• Understanding of the role of an echocardiographer and the application of echocardiography within the wider healthcare setting Essential.Understanding of quality control and assurance in a science or workplace context Essential.
• Ability to understand and interpret medical and scientific literature and data Essential.
• Ability to assess patients appropriately (including complex and acute conditions) Essential.
• Direct communication with patients Essential.

Desirable

• Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients - Desirable.
• Understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work-based context Desirable.
• Knowledge of transthoracic anatomical windows, orientation, and anatomy Desirable.
• Previous exposure +/- experience with echocardiography Desirable.
• Independent practice in invasive cardiac physiology techniques Desirable.
• Previous experience in non-invasive cardiac physiology diagnostics Desirable.

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

Cleveland Clinic London

Address

Cleveland Clinic

33 Grosvenor Place

London

SW1X 7HY

Employer's website

https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/ (Opens in a new tab)