Specialist Biomedical Scientist

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist who will hold responsibility for performing and reporting many simple, advanced and complex/specialist procedures.

Principal objectives :

Provide a comprehensive clinical respiratory investigative service and a comprehensive sleep investigative service to patients of all ages referred from a wide range of specialities from across the region. Perform simple, advanced and complex/specialistclinical respiratory diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Provide reports and interpretation of resultswhere appropriate. Undertake clinical supervision and training of junior Lung Function Unit staff

Main duties of the job

To plan, undertake and perform a wide range of respiratory and sleep procedures including complex/specialist investigations in the Lung Function Unit as well as on the wards in accordance with the professional body guidelines/standards (ARTP) and in accordance with European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society criteria.

Investigations include:

Spirometry testing - time-volume, flow-volume, peak flow rates and postural spirometry. Bronchodilator response tests (reversibility studies) to inhaled and nebulised drugs. Static lung volume measurements - helium dilution and body plethysmography techniques. Gas transfer measurements. Skin prick allergy tests. Field exercise tests – six minute walking tests and supplementary oxygen assessments. Respiratory muscle strength assessments - postural spirometry, maximal mouth pressures and sniff tests. Assessments for air travel - hypoxic challenge tests. Bronchial provocation tests - methacholine challenge testing and exercise induced asthma tests. Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) assessments. Basic sleep investigations - overnight hospital or home oximetry assessments. Full respiratory/multi-channel sleep studies/polysomnography. CPAP/NIV assessment and provision of therapy. Monitoring and evaluation of CPAP therapy. Full cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET). *

*Equipment currently unavailable. 

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Appropriate post qualification experience Practical experience and familiarity with a range of basic and advanced Respiratory/Sleep investigations Able to perform most of these tests without supervision

Desirable criteria

Experience teaching junior staff Experience in supervising junior staff

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Respiratory Physiology) or equivalent qualification Professional body qualification ( Association of Respiratory Physiology and Technology (ARTP) National Assessment Part 1 and 2) or equivalent RCCP/ACHS registration or equivalent, HCPC

Desirable criteria

Specialist Respiratory/Sleep training Training and assessment qualifications

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge of routine and advanced Respiratory/Sleep investigations Knowledge of some specialist Respiratory/Sleep Physiological investigations Able to interpret and report basic Respiratory/Sleep investigation results and patient conditions Ability to motivate and encourage patients to successfully perform and complete physically demanding tests Dexterity and hand-eye coordination to facilitate equipment use during dynamic tests/manoeuvres Commitment to continue in-service, National and mandatory training Maintain a safe working environment

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of a range of specialist Respiratory/Sleep investigations Training in a range specialist Respiratory/Sleep Investigations Patient care training Customer care training

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