Senior Respiratory Physiologist

Are you an experienced Respiratory or Sleep Physiologist looking for a new challenge? If so, look no further as our small team is expanding and we would love you to join us.

You will be joining a thriving and extremely supportive team which comprises of 14 Respiratory Consultants across two hospital sites.

We are entering an exciting phase of developing the Respiratory Department, with new services for our airways team, supporting innovation and research into vocal cord dysfunction, breathing pattern disorders and complex asthma. We also continue to improve and expand our Sleep and CPAP services.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of respiratory investigations including:

Spirometry, Diffusion studies, Plethysmography, Bronchial challenge testing, Six minute walks, Muscle pressure tests ( MIPS/MEPS/SNIP)

You will also be responsible for providing support to the Sleep/CPAP Service, performing Overnight Oximetry, Multi -Channel Respiratory Sleep studies and CPAP Therapy reviews and set ups.

Continuous professional development is strongly encouraged and you will have excellent opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.