Specialist Physiologist - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Respiratory Physiologist to join the team in the North West Ventilation Service, Wythenshawe Hospital.

This role is for a 12-month maternity leave secondment.

The position will involve:

Performing, analysing and reporting on in-patient and outpatient sleep studies (including on NIV/CPAP).

Initiating treatment with CPAP and Bi-Level Non-Invasive Ventilation. and delivering teaching and training to patients and carers on the use of these devices.

Teaching, training and mentoring of students and junior staff.

This post will predominantly be based within the inpatient and outpatient settings on the North West Ventilation Unit, but there may be a requirement to deliver some aspects of care within the community.

Direct support will be provided from the Lead Physiotherapists and Lead Nurse for the service, alongside other members of the MDT.

Profession specific supervision is available from the Wythenshawe Lung-Function department and WTWA Sleep Service.

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.

We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.

What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

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We're looking forward to hearing from you