Qualifications
| Details | Assess by |
| A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Physiology, Pure or Applied Physics, Biology or Human Biology, or Sports Science (if significant scientific content) or 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. | Application |
Scientific skills
Demonstrated in a work or study context.
| Details | Assess by |
| Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting. | Application and interview |
| A committed, in depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment. | Application and interview |
| Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients. | Application and interview |
| Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work based context | Application and interview |
| 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) | Application and interview |
| 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. | Application and interview |
| Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature. | Application and interview |
| Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment. | Application and interview |
| Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases. | Application and interview |
| Ability to analyse complex information. | Application and interview |
Transferable skills
Demonstrated in study, work or non-work contexts.
| Details | Assess by |
| Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: | Application and interview |
| Explain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs. | Application and interview |
| Make formal presentations to groups of colleagues. | Application and interview |
| Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage an open discussion. | Application and interview |
| 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. | Application and interview |
| Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors. | Application and interview |
| Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others. | Application and interview |
| Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work) | Application and interview |
| Under guidance develops good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients. | Application and interview |
| Good personal organisational skills. | Application and interview |
| Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others. | Application and interview |
| Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution and the importance of patient-centred care | Application and interview |
| 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. | Application and interview |
Physical requirements
Reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
| Details | Assess by |
| Reliable and flexible | Application, interview and references |
| Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description. | Application and interview |
| Highly developed co–ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques. | Application and interview |
| Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role. | Application and interview |