Job overview

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a large District General Hospital with an ever growing cardio-respiratory diagnostic department which is invested in developing the future workforce for Cardiac/Respiratory Physiologists/Healthcare Scientists.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team delivering respiratory diagnostics across Calderdale Royal Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the new Community Diagnostic Spoke and Hub in the heart of the Halifax and Huddersfield communities.

The post holder will hold a BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Respiratory/Sleep)/Healthcare Science.

The  successful candidate will hold ILS certification and be registered with AHCS/RCCP within 3 months of appointment, and be a dedicated, reliable and committed individual to support the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a key member of the Respiratory and Sleep Team, competently carrying out various diagnostic procedures in various health care settings.

• To carry out physiological measurement testing on patients and produce a factual report as an independent practitioner in Respiratory procedures within respiratory. 
• To record and produce factual written or verbal reports for diagnostic respiratory investigations. To include;
• Spirometry
• Spirometry with reversibility
• Sitting and Supine Spirometry
• Overnight Oximetry
• Full Lung Function Testing with Reversibility
• FeNo Testing
• Mouth Pressures (MIP/MEP)
• Sniff Nasal Inspiratory Pressure Testing (SNIP)
• CardioPulmonary Exercise Testing
• Six Minute Walk Tests (CPET)
• Osmohale Challenge Testing
• Fitting and downloading of semi-polysomnography monitors 

To supervise and train students and apprentices in Respiratory and Sleep procedures. 

• To use judgment and inform medical teams of untoward reports in a timely and appropriate manner.
• To work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of Respiratory services, Non-Invasive, Echocardiography and Invasive Services.

The scope of training may extend to support more complex procedures (such as CPAP) where this is appropriate for the role and after appropriate training. 

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.