Specialist Respiratory Physiologist / Healthcare Scientist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Coventry; Presencial; GBP 36 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave plus bank hols

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In-house course learning directory

Buying/selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant and on-site park

Tranquillity garden

Resumo da oferta

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 Respiratory Physiologist to perform, interpret and report a broad range of respiratory, sleep and oesophageal investigations for both outpatients and inpatients. The post includes deputising for the Lead Respiratory Physiologist when absent and is a permanent 37.5-hour position.

The role requires ARTP Parts 1 and 2 or equivalent and at least two years post-qualification experience in lung function and sleep, with a caring,

Qualificações

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Respiratory Function) or equivalent
• ARTP parts 1 and 2 or equivalent
• Immediate Life Support

Responsabilidades

• 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

Conhecimentos

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Motivating patients

Data interpretation

Formação académica

BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Respiratory Function)

ARTP parts 1 and 2

Immediate Life Support

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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