Band 2 Assistant Respiratory Physiologist

7 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job summary**:
We have two vacancies for an Assistant Respiratory Physiologist to join our team on a permanent contract at the Lung Function & Sleep Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The unit is one of the most comprehensive in the UK offering a wide range of both routine and specialist respiratory investigations. The posts offer experience in a wide range of diagnostic investigations, providing support to qualified Clinical Respiratory Physiologists. You will be measuring basic lung function tests both diagnostically and screening pre-operatively within the department and on hospital wards, as well as assisting with more complex tests. Your role will also include general housekeeping duties.

To apply, you must have an interest in working with people and experience of working in a 'service type' setting. You must have a desire to continue with personal development and be enthusiastic and willing to learn. Excellent communication skills are essential in addition to being able to work as part of a team. Full 'in house' training to professional body standard will be provided.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
The job will be centred around testing adult patients of all ages, mostly within the department but occasionally on hospital wards.

Main duties:

- Collect and record quality control data to ensure that equipment is functioning to agreed standards and specifications.
- Perform basic lung function tests to obtain good quality diagnostic information
- Accurately record observations and produce technical reports.
- Communicate complex instructions effectively to patients to ensure cooperation and compliance and to obtain accurate clinical data.
- Plan own workload throughout the working day
- Ensure all tests performed are according to relevant professional and departmental guidelines.

The range of tests include spirometry with bronchodilator reversibility, pulse oximetry (as spot checks and overnight sleep studies) and more complex sleep studies (e.g. polygraphy). Employees may be required to assist more experienced physiologists with specialist tests. Additional day-to-day duties include taking responsibility for the safe use of expensive equipment and undertaking maintenance and cleaning of laboratory.

Training and development are considered paramount for all staff and attendance at professional and scientific meetings is encouraged. You must have excellent communication skills, be able to use your own initiative and be able to work as part of a team across the Trust.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- Familiar with Windows based computer software
- Must demonstrate good literacy and technical skills

**Desirable**:
Familiar with Windows based computer software
- ARTP Certificate in Spirometry

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Previous experience of working in 'service' type setting
- Basic knowledge of the role of the NHS

**Desirable**:
Previous experience of working within a healthcare

setting
- The principles of confidentiality must be appreciated

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Good communication skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload
- Ability to work as a team
- Willing to learn
- Numerate
- Flexible
- Desire to work with people
- Enthusiastic

**Desirable**:
Sense of humour
- Open to flexible working

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:

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