Overview
Applications would also be 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 providing 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. 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.
Opportunity and qualifications
An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic BSE accredited echocardiographer to join our dynamic and forward thinking team. 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 are currently developing echocardiographers within the heart failure unit. Echo sonographers at UHNM have had the opportunity to complete health assessment training, masters level heart failure modules, attend international conferences and are encouraged and supported to produce, present and publish their work.
About UHNM
The 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. University 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 serve around three million people and are 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 contribute to a wide range of development packages to help everyone fulfil their potential. We are committed to inclusion, equal opportunities, diversity and a culture where staff feel valued and respected.
Values and development
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. We ask all employees to commit to the values co-created by staff, patients and carers, uniting us as a Trust. We believe investing in, supporting and developing our staff directly impacts the quality of care we deliver.
Important information about your application
1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References – please provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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11. If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly NARIC). This is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
12. If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the start date to allow time for training. The six-month requirement does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, for which a new visa would be required for a new role.
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