Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7216090
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Highly Specialist Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist
We have new post of Highly Specialist Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist and are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Clinical Physiologist to join our team. This has been created by the soon to be opened Community Diagnostic Centre in Cumbria. The successful applicants will play a key role in shaping the Respiratory and Sleep diagnostic service.
Main duties of the job
You will be based at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle but also rotate to the Community Diagnostic Centre in Workington. It is expected that you will work closely with the Cardio-Respiratory Departmental Head as well as the Respiratory Consultants to provide a high quality and effective service. You will be expected to demonstrate significant experience and train other staff in a wide range of respiratory and sleep investigations.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent experience at this level).
- • Further qualification or equivalent experience to postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- • ARTP part 1 and 2.
- • Evidence of ongoing CPD.
Desirable criteria
- • ILS or equivalent
- • Leadership/ Management related qualification.
- • Mentorship Qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- • Post qualification experience of performing and reporting specialist lung function testing in a range of settings to inform decision making regarding subsequent treatment options
- • Experience setting up and scoring 3 channel home sleep studies
- • Experience in counselling patients on starting Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy including DVLA regulations
- • Experience in interpreting polysomnography.
- • Ability to make clinical decisions safely
- • Staff management
- • Experience of delivering service change.
- • Experience of teaching and training physiologist to associate and practitioner level
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in performing and interpreting Cardio Pulmonary Exercise testing (CPEX).
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Communicate technical information with colleagues
- • Ability to remain focused during frequent and sustained periods of concentration
- • Communicating complex information to patients, including those with learning disabilities
- • Experience of using equipment which requires fine motor skills
- • Good organisational skills.
- • Able to prioritise workload to meet deadlines, maintaining accuracy.
- • Ability to follow, maintain and devise policies and procedures.
- • Able to work alone and as part of a team.
- • Ability to lead individuals and teams.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Flexible approach to working patterns.
- • Able to work across sites as required.
- • ARTP registration or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- • RCCP registration or equivalent.
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- • Positive approach to working with aerosol generating procedures
- • Empathy.
- • Positive approach to change.
- • Strong professional identity.
- • Self-motivated.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alan Jennison
- Job title
- Cardio-Respiratory Departmental Head
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814127
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