Trainee Echocardiographer | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ashford, TN24 0LZ |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7187101/344-7101WHH |
Summary
The trainee will work closely with the training coordinator/officer and more senior members of staff to follow the curriculum for the Echocardiography Training Programme. The trainee will work in specified areas of the department and be responsible to the Designated Training Coordinator/Officer for their own work and progression through the scheme.
All trainees 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 undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography at a designated academic institution specific for the training pathway. Trainees will mainly be based in the host department, but may need to attend other local/regional/national scientific services, in order 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.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
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This advert closes on Friday 18 Jul 2025