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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory and Sleep investigations
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-BCO-P339-25
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fairfield General Hosptial
Town
Bury
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Respiratory / Sleep physiologist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

We are recruiting two band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to support the respiratory team in the community diagnostic centre, at Fairfield and Oldham hospitals. 

Cardiorespiratory Investigations is a forward looking department made up of a multidisciplinary team.  We are committed to delivering the best possible care to our patients.

As a Specialist Practitioner in respiratory, the successful candidate will be competent in performing

Advanced Respiratory investigations, support sleep investigations and support initiation of treatment and patient follow up

The department provides a broad range of respiratory / sleep physiological measurements

The post may involve working across the sites within the Northern Care Alliance 

Main duties of the job

·         Perform a range of Clinical Respiratory and Sleep investigations to patients of all ages from a range of specialties, which are cardio-thoracic in nature. Cross site working potential

·         Undertake interpretation of results and provision of factual reports.

·         Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.

·         Provide a comprehensive Clinical Respiratory/Sleep investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which are essentially cardio- thoracic in nature

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc in relevant science
Desirable criteria
  • Master in relevance science degree
  • ARTP

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Worked in Respiratory and sleep physiology
Desirable criteria
  • Independently perform advanced lung function
  • Experience of sleep diagnostics
  • Experience of patient care/ customer care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Levina Sanderson
Job title
Directorate Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 778 2910
Additional information

Michelle Henderson 

[email protected]

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