Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Clinical Physiologist in Respiratory
Band 6
Job overview
An Exciting opportunity's have arisen for a current Band 6 Specialist Clinical Physiologist in Respiratory or and band 5 physiologist seeking promotion.
Given the nature of the department a flexible working pattern and cross site cover may be required.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be joining a dedicated band of Clinical Physiologists who perform a wide range of cardiac and respiratory investigations.
This is an ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge, skills and further develop your career. This is a busy but rewarding post.
Candidates must have BSc in Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science and work towards / already have RCCP status.
Working for our organisation
We have recently moved into our new state of the art hospital and department. We employ over 50 members of staff and provide excellent cardio-respiratory services to the people of Liverpool and beyond.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist in the successful running of Cardio-Respiratory services here at RLH. You will be directly responsible for the performing and interpretation of highly technical investigations.
You will be responsible for performing high accuracy in:
- Full pulmonary function testing
- Hypertonic
- Bronchial challenges
- CPETs
Future opportunities to achieve specialist training will be considered.
Please refer to attached Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC HNC MPPM or equivalent
- BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent / working towards
- Registered with RCCP / working towards.
Desirable criteria
- ILS/ALS, ASCST and/or MSCST
- ECDL certificate
- Member of SCST
- Post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience within clinical Cardio respiratory undertaking a range of invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Assess patients continuously
Desirable criteria
- Significant proportion of experience spent in non-invasive cardiology procedures
- Previous experience with invasive cardiology procedures
- Evidence of CPD from a range of clinical cardiology sources
- Post graduate training in Cardio respiratory physiology
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Diagnosing and reporting life threatening conditions
Desirable criteria
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- The ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
- Dexterity & ability to manipulate equipment.
- Preparing complex reports for various investigations/ Excellent organisational skills
- Dealing with frequent interruptions/ Unpredictable workload
- Ability to work to deadlines/ Ability to work under pressure and in emotive environment
Other
Essential criteria
- Patient focussed
- Deal With being frequently exposed to unpleasant conditions eg body fluids and odours
- Deal with exposure to distressing circumstances such as death, aggression, verbal abuse.
Desirable criteria
- 4 Undertaking training in specific speciality leading to BSE,BPEG, NASPE,ARTP
- Commitment to, and involved in delivery of training
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
- Adam Worthington
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773595380
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