This Band 6 post sits in the Physiological Sciences Department at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, within the respiratory team. The role centres on carrying out and reporting a wide range of respiratory, sleep and oesophageal tests for patients seen as outpatients and inpatients. It is a permanent 37.5-hour post that includes deputising for the Lead Respiratory Physiologist when they are absent. Applicants need ARTP parts 1 and 2, or an equivalent, plus at least two years' post-qualification experience in lung function and sleep.
What the job involves
- Perform, interpret and report on a broad range of respiratory, sleep and oesophageal investigations
- Carry out specialised respiratory and sleep investigations and treatments to aid diagnosis of referred patients
- Work within professional guidelines and scope of practice across the department's specialist services
- Provide physiological measurements and patient care to outpatients and inpatients
- Get the best results from patients during tests, using encouragement and motivation
- Deal sensitively with anxious or aggressive patients and relatives
- Interpret and analyse test data and results with close concentration during procedures
- Give expert opinion to medical colleagues on referral appropriateness, and decide where referral changes are needed or testing is contraindicated
- Communicate with medical, nursing and other disciplines
- Deputise for the Lead Respiratory Physiologist in their absence
- Maintain a caring and compassionate environment
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Respiratory Function) or equivalent level of experience
- ARTP parts 1 and 2 or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support
Registration & licences
- Registered with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiology
Experience
- 2 years' post-qualification experience in a lung function and sleep setting
- A further 2 years as a Specialist Respiratory Physiologist in a broad range of lung function procedures
Skills & knowledge
- Organisational skills, including time management, proactive planning and problem solving
- Good written and oral communication
- Ability to form positive working relationships
- Flexible and reliable
- Motivating patients during testing
- Interpreting and analysing test data with high concentration
Other
- Manoeuvring patients in wheelchairs and helping them transfer to equipment chairs
- Moving heavy equipment
- Performing forced breathing manoeuvres regularly to demonstrate to and motivate patients
Nice to have
- MSc Respiratory Physiology, or equivalent experience consolidated by short specialist course training and self-guided study
What’s offered
- On-site nursery
- 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working
- In-house course learning directory
- Buying and selling of annual leave
- Subsidised restaurant and on-site parking
- Tranquillity garden
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