Senior Respiratory Physiologist (Community)

To work unsupervised as a competent respiratory practitioner supporting the community respiratory service by ensuring community clinic reports are sent within deadline targets.

To participate in the training and supervision of the trainee respiratory Physiologists and ATO staff, ensuring quality standards are maintained.

Main duties of the job

o Reviewing and signing off Spirometry performed in Community Clinics

o To be competent in all routine investigations in the department including Spirometry +/- reversibility, respiratory muscle strength, full lung function test using nitrogen washout method.

o To act independently within appropriate occupational guidelines

o To undertake fitting and analysis of limited channel sleep studies and overnight oximetry. .

o Provide administrative support as required.

o Maintain clinical competencies.

o Work in conjunction with other staff to ensure the service needs are met.

o Provide training and support to junior staff.

o Perform spirometry in a community setting when required.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.