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Highly Specialised Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
223-HSR-143
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Town
Telford
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Highly Specialised Respiratory/Sleep Physiologist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We're looking to appoint a Respiratory Physiologist on a permanent basis to provide a high quality, patient focused, efficient Respiratory service within the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust. In addition to supporting the acute sites, the Cardiorespiratory Department will be provding some services at the CDC, Hollinswood House, Stafford Park. This post will assist in supporting all three sites.

The successful applicant should posses a BSc in Clinical Physiology/Science with post qualification experience working at Band 6 Senior Physiologist level.

 

Main duties of the job

  • The role of The Highly Specialised Respiratory Physiologist is to provide a high quality, patient focused, efficient Respiratory service within the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Work in conjunction with the department manager and other staff to ensure the service needs are met
  • Performance of the full range of routine and more specialised Respiratory diagnostic tests
  • Responsible for the monitoring and performance of calibration and quality control procedures for all equipment
  • Supervision of less experienced staff
  • Teaching and training of students, trainees and Trust staff
  • Updates own professional knowledge
  • Participation in research and development activities in Respiratory Medicine

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of district general hospital services for nearly half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Together the hospitals have just over 700 beds and assessment & treatment trolleys.

Our main service locations are The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

The Cardio-respiratory Department has a base at both hospital sites and is looking for a dynamic, professional and self-motivated Respiratory Physiologist to join our team. This also includes supporting the service provision from the Community Diagnostic Centre, Hollinswood House, which will be open later this year.  These centres are a countrywide NHS England initiative to increase access to diagnostic services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Experience and skills

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience working at Band 6 Senior Physiologist
  • Performs a range of basic and highly specialised procedures
  • Good interpersonal skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate Clinical Physiology qualification or equivalent
  • ARTP Part I and II and/or equivalent experience
  • Registration on RCCP voluntary register
  • Training/assessor qualification

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nina Moran
Job title
Head of Cardiorespiratory Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01952 565749

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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