Trainee Technologist (ECHO), Paediatrics and Child Health

Introduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistans first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is committed to providing state-of-the-art clinical services to children. It imparts high quality undergraduate and postgraduate training and subspecialty trainings and research opportunities. Besides the outpatient clinics, the inpatient set-up consists of a paediatric ward with two units comprising of 84 beds, a state of art Neonatal Intensive care unit with latest equipment and protocols in place and a capacity of 24 high acuity beds with one is to one staffing along with 10 bedded level 2 care monitored cots. The Neonatal section offers a 2 year Neonatal fellowship training and is one the oldest and established fellowship program with 6 fellows. In addition to care for sick babies, the section also provides services along with Paediatric consultants to the Well baby in the post-natal wards.

Responsibilities

This is a two-year training programme which includes classroom sessions, practical examinations and regular rounds in Inpatient and Outpatient patient care areas. You will work under supervision of consultants and specific responsibilities include:

• Performing all basic and learn high-end modality non-invasive Paediatric Cardiology diagnostic procedures which include Paeds Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography and Transesophageal Echocardiography for accurate diagnosis of Cardiovascular diseases.
• Learning to perform above mentioned special procedures independently.
• Ensuring conformity to set standards by working closely with senior staff.
• Remaining involved in the learning of doing assessments and make regular presentations on your work as well as to attend all formal lectures, sessions and teaching conducted in the Paediatric ECHO programme.
• Performing any other task as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements You should have:

• BS in Medical Technology of Cardiovascular Sciences will be preferred (candidates with recently completed BS shall be given preference).
• Good knowledge of clinical theories, techniques and equipment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• An appetite for learning and ability to work well in teams.

To Apply

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by May 26, 2024