University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustAn opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic BSE accredited echocardiographer to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team.
Applications are also welcomed from echocardiographers working towards BSE accreditation and aspiring to band 7 roles. This department has a long history of successfully supporting trainees through the accreditation process.
There are in excess of 10 echo rooms at Royal Stoke & County Hospitals which provide a full range of services including TTE, TOE, DSE, GUCH, contrast, and support for structural work in the interventional labs. The service also supports one-stop clinics for heart valve disease, oncology, heart failure, and inherited cardiac conditions.
Main Duties of the JobThe Heart Centre at UHNM provides tertiary cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical services for over 2 million people across Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire, and South Cheshire, as well as secondary care cardiology for the local population.
The successful applicants will join the established and prominent consultant, nursing, and technical team and will have every opportunity to participate in continuing the development and success of the service.
The successful candidate will be BSE accredited or working towards BSE accreditation and looking to further develop their skills. This department has a strong track record for developing extended roles such as physiologist or scientist-led heart valve surveillance clinics, Herceptin echo clinics, stress echo, and TOE, which have been established for a number of years. The team is currently developing echocardiographers within the heart failure unit. Echo sonographers at UHNM have had the opportunity to complete health assessment training, master's level heart failure modules, attend international conferences, and are encouraged and supported to produce, present, and publish their work.
About UsUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job ResponsibilitiesThe responsibilities associated with this role will include performing and reporting transthoracic echocardiograms, teaching and training in cardiac science, and contributing to the development of broader cardiac physiology services.
Person SpecificationQualificationsBSc (Hons) or equivalent in Cardiac ScienceBSE Accreditation or recognised equivalentSubspecialty Accreditation (DSE/GUCH/TOE)Leadership QualificationClinical Assessment TrainingExperience / SkillsIndependently performs and reports transthoracic echocardiogramsExperience of teaching and training in cardiac scienceExperience of Advanced EchoExperience of broader cardiac physiology servicesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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