Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 344-2279QEH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Healthcare Scientist
Band 5
Job overview
The service aims to provide high quality and effective respiratory diagnostic service, that provides technical and interpretative reports.
You will work within the departments across the Trust, and provide ward based tests, where required.
Be responsible for your own work and support those trainee’s within the department.
Perform a range of respiratory investigations.
Undertake the necessary mandatory training as required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected at all times to work within the standard operating policies and procedures of the department and more broadly the NHS organisation. The successful applicant will adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution.
To Provide and contribute to the day to day running of the service
To interpret lung function tests and where required explain their meaning to non-respiratory colleagues
To be responsible for the recording of all activity, validation of results in a timely manner
To perform without supervision the following respiratory investigations in accordance with ARTP/BTS/ERS guidelines
Spirometry/Flow volume loops
Single breath Gas transfer
Static lung volumes via body plethysmography
FeNO
Reversibility studies
Performing capillary blood gases
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a Respiratory department performing full lung function tests
- Able to perform respiratory tests with indirect supervision.
- Understand the rationale behind the choice of test.
- Able to explain the meaning of the diagnostic tests to non- respiratory members of staff Understand the working principles of the equipment that we use, calibration and verification, maintenance.
- Understand the requirement for quality control and the different types of quality control.
- Excellent commutation and organisational skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of respiratory tests, contraindications and indications for different tests.
- Knowledge of respiratory diseases and their effects on respiratory function Investigations and therapeutic interventions used to treat respiratory conditions
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- BSc in a healthcare science discipline
Personal & Professional Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self motivated
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Uphold and model the Trust Values
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Ince
- Job title
- Lead Respiratory Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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