Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist

7 months ago


Wirral, United Kingdom Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

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 highest possible standard.

This is a permanent, full-time post (37.5 hrs).
- 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

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.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
- Assess, determine and perform the appropriate respiratory and sleep test.
- Identify possible contra-indications to any type of modality for (respiratory or sleep) investigation.
- Produce reports of tests performed/interpretation of results.
- As a minimum be trained in Basic Life Support (Will be required to undertake ILS training for Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing).
- Demonstrate IT skills in data input and ability to produce clinical/departmental reports.
- Assess and maintain equipment (static and portable) during all respiratory or sleep investigation.
- Record mechanical and electronic calibration of all equipment prior to clinical use.
- Analyse, diagnose and report any equipment faults to appropriate parties if the post-holder cannot rectify the fault.
- Handle and store equipment and consumables within accepted safe limits according to national regulations, departmental and trust policy for health and safety requirements.
- Demonstrate capability in undertaking clinical governance, audit and research projects contributing to the overall departmental strategy.



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