Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Woodchurch, Wirral

Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Woodchurch, Wirral

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 21 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

+ The post-holder will contribute to the provision of a comprehensive respiratory and sleep service. This service will include the following diagnostic and therapeutic modalities (in accordance
with NICE guidelines), although this list is not exhaustive: Lung volumes and forced expiratory flows, respiratory gas exchange, including routine maintenance and internal and external quality control, oximetry, plethysmography, cardio respiratory exercise studies, diagnostic sleep studies, challenge testing and CPAP issue.
+ The post-holder must actively participate in all ongoing and development of research, clinical trials and equipment evaluation.
+ Regular teaching and training of trainees, students, medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
+ The post-holder must provide a full diagnostic reporting service for all delivered tests.
+ The post-holder will be expected to competently perform a full range of lung function tests on outpatients and inpatients.
+ The post-holder will be expected to set-up sleep studies, analyses and report on sleep studies. To competently initiate patients on CPAP therapy, follow-up and review patients.
+ To review and prioritise inpatient requests for respiratory investigations within lung function tests, sleep studies and CPAP set-ups.
+ To liaise with ward and/or medical staff and ensure availability of physiologist staff when required in order to perform in-patient testing with senior Respiratory Physiologists, Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist position available at WUTH.
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The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £18+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £38+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our busy expanding and evolving respiratory and sleep service at Arrowe Park Hospital.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual that wants to excel professionally and is committed to providing a high quality service. The individual must be able to work independently as well as amongst a team.
The successful candidate will join an existing group of experienced, innovative physiologists and assistant physiologists who are highly motivated and committed to delivery of diagnostic services to
the highest possible standard.
This is a fixed term, full-time post (37.5 hrs), with the potential to extend to permanent for the right candidate.
Candidates will need to be familiar with performing and reporting a wide range of lung function and sleep tests, as per the job description. The successful candidate will work across both Arrowe park and Clatterbridge site delivering both lung function and sleep services. At times, it may be necessary to travel to local GP practices around Wirral to support with spirometry delivery in the community.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.