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We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.

Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients

We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.

Contact

Address: Cliftonville; Northampton; Northamptonshire; NN1 5BD
Contact Number: 01604 634700

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Ref: 265-6306705 Vacancy ID: 6306705

Trainee Echocardiographer

Closed for applications on: 18-Jun-2024 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 18-Jun-2024 00:00

Location

Site: Northampton General Hospital
Address: Billing road
Town: Northampton
Postcode: Nn1 5BD
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Fixed term: 18 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 n/a
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Trainee Echocardiographer

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Liaises with other technical and scientific staff of department /section, and other Trainee Healthcare Scientists across a wide range of departments

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select “apply online now”.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.

For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to BSC level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant subject (examples include Physiology, Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content)
Equivalent experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology - as evidenced for example by appropriate voluntary registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Academy for Healthcare Science

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language
Explain analytical, scientific and clinical aspect of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs.
Make formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage an open discussion.
Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others.
Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
Good personal organisational skills.
Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.
Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care

Desirable criteria

Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients.
Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings.

Skills

Essential criteria

Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.
A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment.
Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature.
Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
Ability to analyse complex information.

Desirable criteria

Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings.
Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately)
Able to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Atributes

Essential criteria

Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
Reliable and flexible
Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description.
Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role.

Desirable criteria

Highly developed co–ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques.