Job summary
Due to the expansion of the Community Diagnostic Programme to include a Children's and Young Person Asthma diagnostics pathway, an exciting opportunity has arisen within our Respiratory Physiology teams across Manchester Foundation trust.
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Healthcare Scientist ideally with experience working with children and young people to join our busy expanding and evolving service.
The successful applicant should be a friendly and highly motivated individual that wants to excel professionally and is committed to provide a high-quality service.
The role will be to deliver person centred care, comprehensive respiratory assessment and expert opinion and advice to our MDT.
This role is based at our two CDC sites one in the south of Manchester at Withington Community diagnostic centre, and one in the North of Manchester at our Harpurhey Diagnostic centre.
The successful candidate will need to be willing to travel to these two sites and to the host hospital departments at Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Delivery of a comprehensive asthma diagnostic pathway for Children and Young People.
Responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy and quality of the test procedures and producing accurate reports based on these procedures.
Participating in MDT discussions and supporting wider decision making
To assist in the management of staff, including personal development plans, performance appraisals, recruitment and selection.
Participate in the education, development and line management of junior staff.
Contribute to teaching Clinical Physiology to BSc and MSc students.
Participate in improvement of services and the quality of care provision.
Opportunity to rotate through host departments to maintain skills in Challenge test, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, respiratory muscle assessment, fitness to fly assessment, long term oxygen assessment and allergen skin prick testing.
To ensure data quality by undertaking equipment calibration and quality control for all tests performed within the laboratory
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent
- Professional knowledge in Respiratory/Sleep supplemented by post graduate specialist training to MSc level or equivalent
- ARTP courses or equivalent
- AHCS or HCPC registration
Desirable
- MSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent
- Paediatric Respiratory qualifications
- Leadership Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience post registration working at a senior level in a Respiratory /Sleep department
- Perform and interpret a wide range of complex respiratory and sleep physiology diagnostic investigations
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching, training and assessing experience
Desirable
- Clinical experience working with paediatrics
- Experience of service development and staff management
- Competent at CPAP issue and after care with patients
- Financial knowledge and budget management
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgements
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Desirable
- Experience in use of Epic software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent
- Professional knowledge in Respiratory/Sleep supplemented by post graduate specialist training to MSc level or equivalent
- ARTP courses or equivalent
- AHCS or HCPC registration
Desirable
- MSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent
- Paediatric Respiratory qualifications
- Leadership Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience post registration working at a senior level in a Respiratory /Sleep department
- Perform and interpret a wide range of complex respiratory and sleep physiology diagnostic investigations
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching, training and assessing experience
Desirable
- Clinical experience working with paediatrics
- Experience of service development and staff management
- Competent at CPAP issue and after care with patients
- Financial knowledge and budget management
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgements
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Desirable
- Experience in use of Epic software
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
