Trainee Echocardiographer
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,152.00 to £43,994.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37152.00 - £43994.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | LONDON, N18 1QX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9393-24-0327 |
Summary
They will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the BSE and the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS). 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. Delivery of patient care experience and contribution in the following areas: Provide support to specialist clinics and specialist treatment interventions. Perform, report and interpret a range of investigations undertaken indirectly for or directly with patients within a range of care settings Specialist care and treatment interventions for patients across the range of clinical pathways and health care settings Appropriate clinical and scientific advice and interpretation of analytical results. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings Apply and promote evidence based practice and use of relevant clinical protocols and procedures Ensuring that all equipment used on patients and the public is handled and applied in accordance with health and safety requirements and other national or international guidelines Education and learning Successfully complete the training and assessment programme in conjunction with the local Training Coordinator and designated Academic institution to achieve certified competence awarded by the BSE. Undertake suitable training within the host department and other placements to successfully acquire core competencies and there-after maintain the required standards of competence when undertaking duties. Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including appraisal, supervision, academic course and problem based learning and maintaining a personal portfolio of learning. Ensure that own learning needs, identified with the Training officer and reflecting the requirements of the curriculum, are met. Retain sufficient flexibility and adaptability in learning in order to ensure full contribution to improving services in response to changing health care needs. Maintain knowledge of recent scientific developments and under-take supplementary training to develop both knowledge and skills. Attend mandatory training (both vocational and academic) as required. Participate in internal and external assessment processes Communication Communication and interpretation of complex clinical, scientific and technical information to a wide range of people including clinicians, managers, patients and the public. Liaise with senior scientists and clinical users of the service on appropriateness of investigations, interventions and tests. Quality audit Contribute to audits to inform patient management and clinical care Contribute to quality audits relating to accreditation and regulation Perform quality assurance, process and outcomes audits relevant to the specialty. Clinical governance Maintain standards for health and safety procedures Comply with quality and governance procedures within the department including risk management and risk mitigation Maintain high standards of professional and personal conduct Ensure that patient safety and experience and effectiveness of service are maximised.