Lead Respiratory Physiologist INTERNAL ONLY

4 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Internal Only

Lead Respiratory Physiologist

The respiratory physiology department at the Royal Berkshire NHS FT provide a range of routine and advanced diagnostic tests across multiple sites in Berkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced physiologist to join our team as a lead physiologist.

This is a period of exciting expansion for the department and this is an opportunity for you to be involved in the continued development of a service where scientific process, data quality and patient experience are at the core of the daily activities.

Main duties of the job

To lead the provision of diagnostic assessment services in Respiratory Physiology and the therapeutic monitoring of patients with lung disease and sleep disordered breathing.

To lead the provision of diagnostic services in the Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC).

About us

The Trust provides services over five hospital sites and delivers services over a wide range of specialities. We are one of the country's largest general hospital foundation trusts - serving a population of more than 500,000 people - and the primary provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. Our reputation for delivering high quality, well-led services in a hospital is rated as "GOOD" by the CQC.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To train, supervise and lead departmental staff to perform the basic respiratory physiological measurements in accordance with ARTP/BTS National Guidelines and local standards.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Scientific knowledge acquired through formal training to Clinical Physiology BSc or equivalent level. Registration with RCCP/AHCS or working towards/eligible for registration. Recognised ARTP Qualification in physiological measurement (Level II/III or equivalent)

Desirable

Postgraduate Scientific/Clinical Qualification or working towards equivalent Train the trainer or equivalent Management training or equivalent experience

Education

Essential

Minimum of 2 years experience as a Band 7 Respiratory Physiologist Experience of training and daily management of staff Experience of non-routine respiratory physiological tests Experience of a sleep apnoea/respiratory support service

Desirable

Experience of leading a hub-spoke model physiology service. Contribution to regional/national working groups

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