Trainee Echocardiographer: Sponsorship Available

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The Trainee Echocardiographer position is an exciting opportunity for an 18-month fixed term full-time training post in Echocardiography. This is part of the Echocardiography Training Programme (ETP) developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by Health Education England.

In conjunction with and supported by the Designated Training Officer, the Trainee Echocardiographer will be responsible for their own progression through the training programme, completing a mixture of work based competence and experience in NHS scientific departments, completing the learning outcomes as outlined in the curriculum library, undertaking the complementary academic Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography and completing the BSE Transthoracic Accreditation process.

At all times the Trainee Echocardiographer is expected to work within standard operating policies and procedures of the host department and NHS organisation and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution.

To be eligible for the programme, all applicants must meet the following requirements:

A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject or equivalent experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology.

 

Main duties of the job

The trainee will undertake the full training programme in order to progress through the academic and practical elements of the training scheme. In so doing they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical and specialist scientific processes underpinned by theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:

  • Perform and interpret routine cardiac echo investigations.
  • Perform specialised diagnostics echo investigations.
  • Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
  • Analyse and interpret and data compare investigative and clinical options.
  • Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts
  • Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
  • Carry out audit to continuously improve patient care and service needs.
  • Participate in the training and development of both external university students and junior team members.
  • Communicate and interact effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience.

The successful candidate will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography.

King’s College Hospital is a leading tertiary hospital and is committed to developing the future work force for Cardiac Physiologist and Healthcare Scientists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant Scientific Subject

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Show an understanding of the Echocardiographer role 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.
  • 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)
  • Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others

Desirable

  • Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context
  • Have an understanding of the NHS long term plan and future of echocardiography

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to use initiative, apply a problem-solving approach and to work with minimal supervision.
  • Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
  • Good organisational and time management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 01 June 2026

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