Job summary
Employer heading
Band 8a Lead Respiratory Physiologist
Band 8a
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Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust. The Cardio-Respiratory Units are friendly, busy and rapidly expanding diagnostic units. We offer a wide range of investigations to the Trust including resting ECGs, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring, Event Recording, Transthoracic, Transoesophageal and Stress Echocardiography, Pacemaker follow-up and Lung Function Testing. We have recently opened a Community Diagnostic Centre on our Barking Hospital site providing a range of diagnostics in the community setting.
We are looking for a forward thinking, enthusiastic individual to lead a dedicated team of Respiratory Physiologists working to the highest quality standards, and to support the wider team in Cardio Respiratory diagnostics.
Applicants should be appropriately qualified, having a highly specialist knowledge/ experience at a Band 7 grade (or equivalent in the private sector) . Must be able to independently perform, interpret and report on lung function tests. You should be able to work unsupervised, manage your own workload, and be able to supervise and manage others.
Main duties of the job
To lead the delivery of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations and play a key role in the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent experience / knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly specialist standard and extensive experience at band 7 of routine and advanced lung function testing and sleep techniques for at least 2 years.
- Up to date knowledge of lung function techniques, national and international guidelines.
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
- Advanced computer skills and knowledge.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Wood
- Job title
- Head of Cardio-Respiratory Diagnostics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01708435000
- Additional information
Ext 2334
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