Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Physiologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-6469658-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site
- Town
- Cross Site
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Scientist - Respiratory & Sleep Physiology
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Respiratory Physiology team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS trust on a 12 month secondment. A well-established department delivering high quality Lung function testing to the population of Kent and Medway based on both the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells site
Candidates will be enthusiastic, flexible and engaging with opportunities to develop new services within the department. We offer excellent clinical support and supervision, and ongoing professional development is actively encouraged. Flexible working will be considered. We are looking for a Band 7 however band 6 will be considered.
Main duties of the job
You will help deliver highly specialist Lung function testing to the Kent and Medway population. You will need to be autonomous in Lung function testing’s. You will also need excellent communication skills, a professional approach to both clinical and administrative duties, be organised with excellent prioritisation and time management skills. We are looking to develop further diagnostics within the Physiologist department and looking for someone to help implement these.
Performs clinical supervision, training and assessment of students, and staff ensuring they have the appropriate skills to deliver to a high standard the diagnostic tests performed within the department or required for their examinations (STP, PTP and Spirometry examinations and portfolios).
Ensure equipment used within the lung function assessments are functioning correctly by performing frequent calibration and validation techniques including mechanical and biological verification
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology/ Science or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Registered on the RCCP voluntary register or HCS register
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience as Band 6 Respiratory Physiologist and competent in all areas covered by this job description.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and/or qualification to teach other healthcare professionals the theory and practice of simple, specialist, complex and highly complex lung function testing
Desirable criteria
- In-depth Knowledge of specialised respiratory investigations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Deana Giles
- Job title
- Assistant General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07395 799988
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