Job summary
Employer heading
Respiratory Physiologist/Healthcare Scientist
Band 5
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
Respiratory Physiologist/Healthcare Scientist
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Respiratory Medicine department at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on a full time basis. We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled Respiratory Physiologist to join our expanding team and to ensure the delivery of a high quality lung function service.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Respiratory Physiologist to become part of an innovative service at Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will be based at St Bartholomew’s and will be required to do some work at the satellite laboratory at the Royal London Hospital. We have a fully functioning, modern lung function laboratory providing all the routine tests including spirometry, transfer factor, lung volumes (body box), ear-lobe blood gases and cardio-pulmonary exercise tests. For our specialist asthma and allergy service, we perform histamine challenges and skin prick testing. For our tertiary Sleep and Ventilation patients, we undertake inpatient and outpatient sleep studies including multi-channel polygraphy and overnight oximetry. We also have the ability to do Fitness to Fly tests and shunt testing. We hope to develop the Sleep service to provide nocturnal capnography and full polysomnography in the future.
The post holder must hold a BSc degree in Clinical Physiologist with ARTP part 1, or Equivalent and must also be RCCP/ registered or Equivalent
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Respiratory Physiologist/Healthcare scientist to become an integral part of Lung Function Unit at Barts NHS Trust on a part time basis
The successful applicant will be expected to perform both routine and more specialised lung function tests on inpatients and outpatients with a range of medical conditions. They will also be expected to support the busy and expanding sleep service.
This role will primarily be based at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, however there may be a requirement to work and undertake training at the Royal London site on occasion.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Scientific knowledge acquired through formal training to Clinical Physiology BSc or equivalent.
- ARTP Part 1/ARTP Practitioner exam
Desirable criteria
- ARTP Part 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Training/experience in areas of routine respiratory physiology measurements.
Desirable criteria
- Supervised training/experience of sleep physiology and therapies and complex respiratory physiological measurements such as hypoxic challenge tests and cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills working with colleagues and the general public.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility and enthusiasm.
- Ability to work under pressure with patients who have complex conditions.
- Ability to perform routine lung function without supervision.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise and good time management skills.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to interpret basic lung function / sleep studies
Adjustment to Stresses and Strains of the Post
Essential criteria
- Able to develop good working relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andy Stubbington
- Job title
- HOD
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact Andy Stubbington – Head of Respiratory Physiology for further information on E: [email protected]
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