Job summary
Employer heading
Echo Training Lead
Band 8a
Job overview
Nottingham University Hospital Trust are looking for an experienced and highly motivated physiologist to lead the training of echocardiography across the Trust. We are a BSE Accredited department and Echo Training Programme host. The successful candidate will help us support our ETP trainees and provide continuing professional development to our qualified physiologists.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work forms 60% of this post to maintain skills and contribute to service delivery. The post holder with be highly experienced in TTE and a specialist echo area such as stress echo or TOE.
You will also hold shared responsibility for the day to day running of the department, dealing with staff absences and appraisals.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provision of high quality echo training to trainee physiologists, junior physiologists and junior doctors.
Supporting the Echo Training Programme trainees.
Providing high quality echocardiograms and advanced echo procedures.
Producing and updating departmental policies and guidelines.
Quality Assurance Audit.
Managing the team including appraisals, performance reviews, health and attendance, recuritment ect.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Four years formal training in non-invasive cardiac investigations resulting in a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- EACVI or BSE Echo Accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or management qualification
- Postgraduate study
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years post degree experience
- Experience in supervising junior team members and medical colleagues.
- Demonstrates continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Previous role as training lead
- Research experience
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex information to colleagues and patients
Ability to make management and clinical decisions autonomouslynalytical and judement skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to make management and clinical decisions autonomously
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
- Sonia Rubie
- Job title
- Non invasive service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812268927
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