Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiologist - Trainee Echocardiographer
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-ME03298
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bournemouth
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Echocardiographer
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Due to the expansion of our cardiac services, we are pleased to offer the opportunity for a training position in Echocardiography to complement our Cardiac Physiology team here at University Hospitals Dorset.
University Hospitals Dorset is comprised of two main sites at Bournemouth and Poole. We are situated in the beautiful county of Dorset and are perfectly positioned between miles of golden sandy beaches, the picturesque New Forest National Park and the world heritage Jurassic coast.
We are extremely proud of our Echocardiography departments across our two sites. As well as standard transthoracic studies we also perform 3D echocardiograms, bubble and contrast studies and stress echo procedures as well as supporting the transoesophageal echo service.
We are a forward thinking team that consistently strive to improve and develop our services and encourage all team members to actively engage in this process. Continued professional development is supported through weekly departmental meetings and MDT imaging reviews as well as regular attendance at national and international conferences.
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have had experience of working within a cardiac physiology department and will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the indications and clinical applications of Echocardiography. Direct experience of performing echocardiograms is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will work towards their accreditation for adult transthoracic echocardiography.
Clinical skills in either cardiac rhythm management or PCI are desirable but not essential. The post is for a full time position however part time applicants will be considered.
We are a friendly and welcoming team that are passionate about all aspects of cardiology and delivering a high standard of patient care - so if this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for then we look forward to hearing from you.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See full job description attached. The successful candidate will work towards their full adult transthoracic accreditation through personal study and in-house training. The ideal candidate will already be working towards this through theoretical and practical exposure.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- BSE Registration
- Pass in written BSE exam
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Cardiac Physiology department as either a Cardiac Physiologist or STP placement.
Desirable criteria
- Will be aware of the full BSE adult transthoracic minimum dataset.
- Will have experience performing full Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) studies in both IP and OP settings
- Will be able to recognise different pathologies such as valvular abnormalities, cardiomyopathies and ischaemic heart disease.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Will understand what is involved in a TTE
- Will know the indications for performing transthoracic echocardiograms
- Will understand what information is obtained from a TTE
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louisa Collins
- Job title
- Cardiac Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4999
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