Respiratory Physiologist

Kettering General Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Corby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Corby invites a part-time Respiratory Physiologist to join the Respiratory Investigations Department at the new Corby Community Diagnostic Centre. The role involves conducting full PFTs, including spirometry, gas transfer, and body plethysmography, with clear reporting and adherence to national guidelines.

You will support sleep diagnostic workflows, maintain consumables, and collaborate with senior staff to develop services across the UHN

Qualifications

• Full PFTs - including spirometry, gas transfer and body plethysmography.
• Spirometry with FeNO and bronchodilator response.

Responsibilities

• To perform full PFTs - including spirometry, gas transfer and body plethysmography.
• To perform spirometry with FeNO and bronchodilator response.
• To set-up, give out and upload data from sleep diagnostic devices.
• To obtain relevant patient history and consider contraindications for testing.
• To make decisions regarding patient suitability for testing, when to conduct limited testing and when to terminate testing.
• To obtain good quality results - well performed and repeatable - from patients.
• To interpret results correctly and produce a well written report. This requires good understanding of national guidelines and local SOPs.
• Maintain inventory and management of consumables to support Respiratory Investigations in ordering for Corby CDC.
• To liaise with the Chief Respiratory Physiologist at Kettering General Hospital on all matters.
• To support the continuous development of Respiratory Services at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals, part of the UHN Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, and Corby CDC.
• To advise other Healthcare Professionals at Corby CDC.
• To support and train junior members of staff.
• To be involved in audit and research programs where necessary.
• To take personal responsibility for compliance with all Trust and Departmental infection control policies and procedures.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a part-time Respiratory Physiologist at the Respiratory Investigations Department at the brand new Corby Community Diagnostic Centre. This role will involve undertaking a range of respiratory diagnostic tests, performing full PFTs - including spirometry, gas transfer and body plethysmography, interpreting results and producing reports, and providing support to the Respiratory Investigations team and its continuing development. This is a lone working role with support from Respiratory Investigations at Kettering General Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group.

• To perform full PFTs - including spirometry, gas transfer and body plethysmography.
• To perform spirometry with FeNO and bronchodilator response.
• To set-up, give out and upload data from sleep diagnostic devices.
• To obtain relevant patient history and consider contraindications for testing.
• To make decisions regarding patient suitability for testing, when to conduct limited testing and when to terminate testing.
• To obtain good quality results - well performed and repeatable - from patients. This requires very good communication skills.
• To interpret results correctly and produce a well written report. This requires good understanding of national guidelines and local SOPs.
• Maintain inventory and management of consumables to support Respiratory Investigations in ordering for Corby CDC.
• To liaise with the Chief Respiratory Physiologist at Kettering General Hospital on all matters.
• To support the continuous development of Respiratory Services at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals, part of the UHN Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, and Corby CDC.
• To advise other Healthcare Professionals at Corby CDC.
• To support and train junior members of staff.
• To be involved in audit and research programs where necessary.
• To take personal responsibility for compliance with all Trust and Departmental infection control policies and procedures.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities. University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.