Job summary
- Main area
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- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational post across CDC and acute sites)
- Job ref
- 208-055D15-25-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
- Town
- Grimsby
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/04/2025
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Clinical Physiologist
Band 7
Job overview
An opportunity for a full time Band 7 Respiratory Clinical Physiologist has arisen to work within the Physiological Measurements team to meet new demand at the Scunthorpe Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The Physiological Measurements Department is sited within Medical Physics at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (DPOW), Grimsby and provides a comprehensive range of Physiological Measurements investigations. Routine clinical work includes provision of Respiratory Function investigations at DPOW, Scunthorpe General Hospital (SGH) and the new Scunthorpe CDC, Vascular Diagnostics, Urodynamic investigations and Bone Densitometry.
The post holder will perform the requested diagnostic examinations to a high level of skill and provide specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and practice, underpinned by the relevant knowledge and practical experience. They would be expected to deputise in all areas, clinical and managerial in the absence of the Head of Physiological Measurements. The post holder will rotate between the acute sites (DPOW / SGH) and the new Scunthorpe CDC.
The post holder will need to be working towards or hold State Registration under the current voluntary registration with The Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) or The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Main duties of the job
Performing and reporting to ARTP 2020 guidelines
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- Dynamic lung volumes – spirometry
- Static lung volume using body plethysmography and nitrogen washout
- Gas transfer by single breath - breath holding method
- Reversibility testing (as requested) to inhaled bronchodilators using nebulisation
- Hypoxic Challenge Testing
- Osmohale Bronchial Challenge testing
- Overnight Oximetry testing
- Respiratory muscle function testing including sitting and supine spirometry, sniff nasal inspiratory pressure, maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure measurements
- 6-minute walk tests
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide
See full job description and person specification for further details.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science (Respiratory / Sleep) or equivalent
- ARTP Part I and Part II certificates
Desirable criteria
- Adult teaching qualification
- ARTP Reporting Course
- Leadership qualification
Other
Desirable criteria
- Contacted / Visited department
- ARTP membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 4 years experience working as Senior Respiratory Physiologist
- Performance and interpretation of all Respiratory investigations listed in job description
- Experience / ability to train and support junior staff
- Experience of writing / updating standard operating procedures
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience
- Experience of teaching large groups
- Experience as work based supervisor / mentor
- Involvement in audit
Registration
Essential criteria
- AHCS or HCPC registration / working towards
Desirable criteria
- ARTP membership
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Adele Hodson
- Job title
- Acting Head of Physiological Measurements
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033304535
- Additional information
Available Monday - Wednesday 8:30-4:30 for recommended calls / informal visits.
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