Job summary
North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist to join our Cardio-Respiratory Department.
You will based at the Workington Diagnostic Centre (CDC) where we have brand new Pulmonary Function testing equipment but also rotate into the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality respiratory function testing and sleep diagnostics at the CDC.
We're looking for someone who is committed to providing safe, patient-centred care and who has experience in providing respiratory and sleep investigations and is looking to develop their clinical expertise.
Main duties of the job
Employ the highest standards of skills and knowledge in diagnostic testing, interpretation, reporting and treatments to achieve the best quality of patient care.
To perform and report routine and urgent lung function testing autonomously.
To perform and report/score home sleep studies
To counsel patients on use of CPAP, set-up CPAP therapy and manage follow up consultations in patients with OSA and OHS
Communicate complex information to patients, including those with learning disabilities.
Undertake staff competency assessment.
Develop, maintain and implement departmental policies and procedures for respiratory physiology, ensuring all policies and service developments are impact assessed in respect of equality requirements.
Planning and reviewing team workload
Update patient records, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems.
Communicate results of investigations appropriately to other health workers, the patients and their relatives.
Undertake stock control, ensuring supplies are adequate and in date.
Act as a lead trainer for respiratory physiologists, specialist nurses and medical staff in lung function testing. This includes devising training plans, direct and indirect supervision of trainees.
Act as mentor or preceptor to less experienced staff as required.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent).
- Further qualification or equivalent experience to postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- Registered with ARTP
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience performing and reporting specialist lung function testing in a range of settings to inform decision making regarding subsequent treatment options
- Experience setting up and scoring 3 channel home sleep studies
- Experience in counselling patients on starting Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy including DVLA regulations
- Experience in interpreting polysomnography.
Desirable
- Staff management and training.
- Experience of delivering service change.
- Experience in performing and interpreting Cardio Pulmonary Exercise testing (CPEX).
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to remain focused during frequent and sustained periods of concentration
- Communicating complex information to patients, including those with learning disablities
- Experience of using equipment which requires fine motor skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to prioritise workload to meet deadlines, maintaining accuracy.
- Ability to follow, maintain and devise policies and procedures.
- Able to work alone and as part of a team.
other requirments.
Essential
- Positive approach to working with aerosol generating procedures .
- Positive approach to change.
- Empathy
- Positive approach to change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent).
- Further qualification or equivalent experience to postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- Registered with ARTP
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience performing and reporting specialist lung function testing in a range of settings to inform decision making regarding subsequent treatment options
- Experience setting up and scoring 3 channel home sleep studies
- Experience in counselling patients on starting Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy including DVLA regulations
- Experience in interpreting polysomnography.
Desirable
- Staff management and training.
- Experience of delivering service change.
- Experience in performing and interpreting Cardio Pulmonary Exercise testing (CPEX).
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to remain focused during frequent and sustained periods of concentration
- Communicating complex information to patients, including those with learning disablities
- Experience of using equipment which requires fine motor skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to prioritise workload to meet deadlines, maintaining accuracy.
- Ability to follow, maintain and devise policies and procedures.
- Able to work alone and as part of a team.
other requirments.
Essential
- Positive approach to working with aerosol generating procedures .
- Positive approach to change.
- Empathy
- Positive approach to change.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
