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What the Northumbria Way means for you :
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
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Job overview
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to become part of the Lung Function service at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The position will be 37.5hrs per week permanent contract. We are looking for a highly motivated Respiratory Physiologist to work with us, to provide a high quality of care to all of our patients, on the Wansbeck General Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital and outlying sites. You will need to have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. In addition, the flexibility to work around clinic times is essential.
You must have a BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent). Other science degrees may also be considered eg Sports and Exercise Physiology, Biology etc.
ARTP certification and RCCP or HCPC registration are desirable for this post. If the applicant does not have ARTP accreditation or significant relevant experience, training will be provided with the expectation of taking and passing this qualification.
When accreditation is attained we would expect the post holder to begin training in more advanced diagnostics to allow for progression to a Band 6 Highly Specialist Physiologist role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The main role will be performing a wide range of lung function and sleep diagnostic investigations. Support of consultant led sleep clinics including CPAP and mask fit problems will also be required.
Training will be provided where necessary. Competency will be assessed internally to provide reassurance of clinical performance as well as working towards ARTP accreditation.
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to have experience in or complete training to be competent in a wide range of diagnostic tests including spirometry, lung volumes, gas transfer, capillary blood gas performance and analysis, skin allergy tests, field exercise tests, MIP/MEPS/SNIP, exhaled and nasal nitric oxide. To be involved in sleep study set up, CPAP maintenance and patient support. To offer support for all clinical needs, provide a service for specialities outside of respiratory medicine and to be involved in research investigations. To provide training to junior members of staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Undergraduate degree in clinical physiology or Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) qualification or equivalent science-related subject;
* Professional examinations; A. ARTP Parts I & II; B. ARTP Associate & Practitioner Certificates
* RCCP/HCCP registered (Required to work towards if not complete)
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Mark Anderson Job title Senior Chief Respiratory Physiologist Email address mark.anderson@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number 01670529793 Additional information
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