Senior Respiratory - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Herts NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Senior Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This post is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, dynamic team and develop as a respiratory and sleep physiologist. You will receive in house mentoring and training in simple and complex lung function testing, sleep diagnostics and the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. Focusing on performing a range of lung function testing, interpretation and reporting fully independently; interpreting respiratory polygraphy traces; performing CPAP treatment setup, routine follow-up and troubleshooting. The unit is committed to participating in ongoing research, both locally and at a national level.

Training post option available - Within six months, the applicant will be offered a promotion to a band 6 senior respiratory and sleep physiologist provided all training requirements and competencies have been met, making this an excellent opportunity for physiologists starting their career or looking to broaden their everyday practice

Our Values are I nclude, R espect and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

The post holder needs to be able to run Lung Function tests independently and ideally have experience with CPAP treatment, but will be given any necessary training to complement their skills. They will work as part of a team, prioritise and manage the workload and work flexibly with staff at all note that lung function testing experience is essential for this post.

If you do not have all the skills and competences for this post, we would still encourage you to apply as we are happy to support in-house training. Whilst you under go training you would work as a band 5 until all skills and competencies are met.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

Desirable

Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Essential

Knowledge

Essential

Desirable