Respiratory Physiologist Ato

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic band 3 Respiratory Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) to join our expanding Respiratory Laboratory.

Primarily based at the Respiratory Laboratory, Aintree University Hospital you will play an active role in this busy department. You will be given relevant training in performing spirometry on patients in diagnostic respiratory clinics. After a period of relevant training and supervision you will be performing spirometry both within the hospital site but also at various clinic locations throughout South Sefton and Southport and Formby locales.

As the service develops, there will be a requirement for staff to rotate around satellite clinics within the North Merseyside area.

It is essential that you are self-motivated and have good communication skills. You should have clinical experience, preferably within the NHS.

The Band 3 postholder will be required to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team towards the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disorders and contribute to and maintain excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice.

The role involves daily face to face interactions with patients to support the wider team to deliver education, instruction and treatment so excellent communication and reporting skills is essential.

Once training is completed to perform spirometry independently at various locations within North Merseyside.

With appropriate training and instruction, to maintain the stock levels with the current inventory recording system/process, liaising with senior staff with regards to ordering.

There will also be a requirement to assist in more advanced investigations for example CPET testing.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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After a period of training, to be able to independently set up and carry out any calibration, testing and system checks necessary in relation to diagnostic and therapeutic equipment in adherence to relevant departmental standard operating procedures (SOP).

To be able to, with training, perform spirometry face to face with patients in health locations within North Merseyside.

To be able to, with training, prepare and programme spirometry diagnostic equipment, perform spirometry clinics to ARTP standards.