Specialist Respiratory Physiologist

Job summary

We are recruiting a band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to support the respiratory team in the community diagnostic centre and 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 an Specialist Practitioner in respiratory, the successful candidate will be competent in performing

Advanced Respiratory investigations, support sleep investigations and Bronchoscopy and Thoracoscopy service.

The department provides a broad range of respiratory physiological measurements including full PFT's, allergy testing, exercise tests, Cardio-pulmonary exercise test, hypoxic challenge, ear lobe blood gas.

Main duties of the job

You will be competent in Advanced lung function. Further training can be offered to support the sleep, bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy investigations. The ability to work flexible hours during the week will be beneficial. The grade offered will be dependant on the learning requirements.

You will provide teaching and training for medical and physiology staff in respiratory Investigations.

You will be expected to liaise with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals (across primary and secondary care) to provide and improve respiratory services.

Continuous professional development is encouraged and you will have opportunities to develop further your skills and knowledge. This will include:o Support to attend relevant professional courseso Opportunities to gain additional experience and build on new skills.

In addition to appropriate experience, the successful candidate must possess a Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent qualification (see person spec.) and be registered with RCCP (or be working towards registration

About us

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 threecore 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.