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Trainee Echocardiographer Band 6/7 | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 April 2024 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7ET |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6152886/390-CAR-BR-2040 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen at Broomfield Hospital for someone to join our friendly team as a Trainee Echocardiographer in our Cardiac Department. You will training in Echocardiography and then provide both an inpatient, outpatient and community service in which you will be based in our PFI wing where we have the latest, most up to date equipment and facilities.
We are as BSE accredited department, we perform a range of Echocardiography services including Physiology led stress echocardiography and Physiology led valves clinics.
This is a permanent post and full time, 37.5 hours per week.
This role starts at a band 6 level and progression is obtainable after completion of training and BSE accreditation.
The Trainee Echocardiographer will be employed as a trainee of 18 months during which time they will work through a programme of learning. On completion of learning and assessment, candidates will be offered the opportunity to work as a Band 7 within the MSE Echocardiographer service.
In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the Trainee Echocardiographer will be responsible for their own progression through the training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and experience in NHS scientific departments, completing the learning outcomes as outlined in the Curriculum Library, undertaking the complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography and preparing for and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.
The post holder will be expected to undertake a range of scientific and clinical functions initially under supervision. A major part of the training and development will take place within a specified host NHS organisation and is integrally linked to the knowledge and applied learning that forms part of the nationally recognised BSE accreditation programme. Post holders will also be expected to undertake mandatory training as deemed necessary by their host NHS Organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Are you a graduate looking for a opportunity to undertake training in the field of Cardiology?
Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024