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Job summary

Main area
Medicine & Emergency Care Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
328-UE-7184972
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stockton Clinical Diagnostic Centre
Town
Stockton
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59

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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lung Physiologist

Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated and organised respiratory physiologist to join our Respiratory Physiology Service supporting  the Community Diagnostic Centre Hub and spoke sites at Redcar Primary Care Hospital, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough, North Tees and Stockton.

Please note: Base will be Stockton hub but rotation to spoke sites may be required at times

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to undertake, interpret and report results on a full range of lung function investigations including spirometry, nebulised reversibility, gas transfer, lung volumes - by both helium dilution and body plethysmography. Familiarity with 6 minute walk tests, SNIP/MEP/MIP and skin prick testing would also be an advantage. The role also requires general administrative skills to include booking, attending and coding of out-patient appointments on the Trust patient admin system as well as basic stock control and calibration and cleaning of equipment.

A Clinical Respiratory Physiology/Healthcare Science BSc or equivalent is required with relevant professional qualification (ARTP part 1 and 2) and you should be RCCP registered or working towards registration.

Although this is being advertised as a full time post we also welcome part time applicants for job share options.

Please note this post may close as sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

·         Your Leadership Impact

·         Leading your Team to Success

·         Leading Into the Future

·         Service Improvement for Beginners

·         Developing your Service Improvement Skills

·         Lean Practitioner

 

 

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

 

·         Explore leadership within the NHS

·         Promote Trust values and behaviours

·         Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

·         Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

 After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided

courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Possess or gain accreditation with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP).
  • Degree in Healthcare Science or related equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Enjoy patient contact and working as part of a team
  • Previous experience of working in the field of physiology/respiratory medicine

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology
  • Experience of working in a healthcare environment
  • Work in accordance to standards set by the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) and the RCCP.
  • Good communication skills within a multidisciplinary team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Deniece Chapmanbrown
Job title
Lead Specialist Clinical physiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 850850
Additional information

For further details, information and informal discussion call:

Deniece Chapman Brown Lead Specialist Clinical Physiologist  01642 94579

Email [email protected].

Working days will be agreed  to meet the needs of the service.

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