Respiratory Physiologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Respiratory Physiology Services at our new diagnostic hub which is based at Woking Community Hospital and St. Peter's Hospital. We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic respiratory physiologist to join our busy expanding and evolving service. The department will offer full lung function investigations and muscle weakness testing. The sleep service offers limited polysomnography, CPAP set-up, and reviews. The skilled individual should comprehensive understanding of Lung function testing and diagnostic sleep testing, including set-up of limited polysomnography, analyses and reporting the sleep study. Experience in CPAP therapy including set-up, titration, trouble shoot, maintenance and advice is necessary. As the successful Band 6 applicant you will also be expected to play an active role in the education and training of junior respiratory physiologist as well as other healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, nursing staff, medical students and junior doctors.

The successful applicant should be a friendly and highly motivated individual that wants to excel professionally and is committed to provide a high-quality service. You must have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

**Clinical Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. To competently perform a full range of basic lung function tests on adults and paediatric out-patients and in-patients.

2. To competently analyse basic lung function tests on adults and paediatric patients.

3. To competently set-up sleep studies, analyses and report on sleep studies. To competently initiate patients on CPAP/VPAP therapy, follow-up and review patients.

4. To review and prioritise inpatient requests for respiratory investigations within lung function tests, sleep studies and CPAP/VPAP set-ups.

5. 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.

6. To effectively, promptly, and professionally respond to emergency situations maintaining control and requesting assistance as necessary.

7. To participate in training in other disciplines when rotated through the department for on-going professional development and maintain standards of technical competency.

8. To assist with the efficient running of the technical service by prioritising the daily workload where appropriate.

9. To deputise for the Senior Respiratory Physiologists when necessary and undertake any other duties at the discretion of the Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiologist or her deputies.

10. To be responsible for identifying equipment faults, and directly resolve fault issues by reporting them in a timely manner.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

The Band 6 Respiratory Physiologist will have responsibility for actively participating as part of the multidisciplinary team within Respiratory Medicine, to provide a seamless service to patients. Be able to work unsupervised in all areas and be responsible for the day to day running of any area in which they are working. To be responsible for junior staff.

Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.

To competently perform a full range of basic lung function tests on adults and paediatric out-patients and in-patients.

Perform a range of routine diagnostic lung function tests including spirometry, gas diffusion test, static lung volumes, respiratory muscle tests and allergy skin test. Set-up sleep studies/analysing and reporting of sleep studies. CPAP set-up and review CPAP treatment. To teach Junior staff.

Rotate through the Lung Function Department, to have extended knowledge of lung function and sleep investigations.

To competently analyse basic lung function tests on adults and paediatric patients.

To competently set-up sleep studies, analyses and report on sleep studies. To competently initiate patients on CPAP/VPAP therapy, follow-up and review patients.

To review and prioritise inpatient requests fo