Associate Practitioner in Respiratory and Sleep Physiology

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Andover; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Associate Practitioner in Respiratory and Sleep Physiology. You will perform clinical tasks such as spirometry and support the team with administrative duties. This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in a dynamic environment dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Enjoy patient/customer contact and working as part of a team.
• Good standard of English and numeracy.
• Motivation to work towards essential work based qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine respiratory and sleep diagnostic tests to national standards.
• Provide administrative support to Lead and Deputy Lead Clinical Scientists.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained and quality control adhered to.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Numeracy

Education

4 or 5 GCSE's or equivalent qualifications

A minimum of 3 A-levels including a science subject or physical education

An undergraduate degree in Physiology or Exercise Science

Job description

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and hardworking individual to work as an Associate Practitioner in Respiratory and Sleep Physiology. We are committed to training and development of our staff and as such, qualified respiratory physiologists will teach you to perform and report routine spirometry testing and pass ARTP spirometry qualifications.

In addition to performing clinical activities such as spirometry and sleep study setups, you will support the Lead and Deputy Lead Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Scientist in various administrative tasks concerned with the day to day running of the service. This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in Respiratory and Sleep Physiology within one of the premier departments within the South-Central region.

You may on occasion be required to work across different hospital sites (Basingstoke, and Winchester) but we will prioritise shifts at Andover War Memorial Hospital. You will work within a team of nine Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists which currently includes, Lead Clinical Scientist (band 8a), Deputy Lead Clinical Scientist (band 7), two Senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists (band 6), two Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists (band 5), one Trainee Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist (band 4) and a Trainee Clinical Scientist (band 6).

Main duties of the job

• To perform the following routine respiratory and sleep diagnostic tests to nationally recognised standards for accuracy and quality:

1. - Spirometry +/- bronchodilator response testing
2. - FeNO
3. - Spot check pulse oximetry
4. - Haemoglobin POCT testing

• Provide administrative support to the Lead and Deputy Lead Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Scientists by undertaking various tasks such as:

1. - Clinical audits
2. - Provision of activity data relating to the various clinics run by the service, including attendance, DNA, clinic utilisation etc
3. - Provision of minutes from sleep meetings and Sleep MDT meetings
4. - Ordering of stock
5. - Checking staff rota is correct to clinics that are open for bookings
6. - Support the Physiology Quality Assurance lead in tasks relating to IQIPS accreditation

• To ensure that all equipment is maintained in a fully functional state with adherence to appropriate quality control

• To record accurately patient information and maintain records and test results. Organise requests for inpatients and last-minute outpatient bookings. Ensure test results are communicated to the relevant specialities

• To ensure that the departments activities are carried out in accordance with the Trust policies and protocols on infection control, risk management, data protection and Health and Safety

• Ensure that adequate stocks of all consumables are kept

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 4 or 5 GCSE's or equivalent qualifications

Desirable criteria

• A minimum of 3 A-levels including a science subject or physical education
• An undergraduate degree in Physiology or Exercise Science

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Enjoy patient/customer contact and working as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a customer or healthcare environment

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Good standard of English and numeracy
• Motivation to work towards essential work based qualifications

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in the field of physiology/respiratory medicine

Other Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

• Cross site working
• Valid driving license and use of a vehicle

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 833.9KB)
• Job advert (PDF, 400.4KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)