HOLISTIC SCANNING IN FEMALE ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

We offer limited places for external students each cohort, to support the RCN framework in enhancing skills and knowledge within the assisted reproduction sector.

- We offer 10 internal Care Fertility candidates.

The summative assessments is completed via a portfolio of scans overseen by the mentor in house along with a reflective essay written to level 7 standard. There is also a formal assessment in the form of a recorded OCSE.

External candidates:

Candidates must work in an ultrasound setting, with both transvaginal and transabdominal options for scanning available, as they will need to complete a logbook in their own clinic for submission - practical sessions will not be offered by Care Fertility. 

The individual unit should have enough clinical workload to undertake at least one scan list per week to enable training.

The trainer must be either a BFS ultrasound trainer, level 7 qualified or GMC registered. All qualifications of mentor must be added to the application along with contact details.

Internal candidates:

For internal candidates that are already located at a Care Fertility clinic, they should ensure the following:
That the individual unit should provide access to a regular pelvic ultrasound service. 

The centre should have an adequate clinical workload to ensure the trainee can undertake at least one training scan list per week both supervised and unsupervised. 

The centre should be able to have both transvaginal and transabdominal options for scanning available although the trainee is aware much of the assessment is completed via logbook, and VIVA is the use of transvaginal scanning

The trainer must be either be a BFS ultrasound trainer or MSC level qualified. If the training centre does not have this available, then please discuss with the course leads to discuss training lists being observed at Care Fertility Leeds.