Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two 18-month fixed‑term full‑time In‑Service / Direct Entry training posts in Echocardiography, based at our Southend Hospital site.
Program Details
These posts are part of the Echocardiography Training Programme developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by NHS England. If successful, you will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post‑graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography.
For more information, see the NSHCS website: https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/echocardiography-training-programme
Responsibilities
* Perform and interpret routine cardiac investigations.
* Perform specialised diagnostics investigations.
* Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
* Analyse and interpret and compare investigative and clinical options.
* Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.
* Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
Training and Qualifications
You 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).
Closing Date
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
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