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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Respiratory and Sleep Healthcare Scientists

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Job summary

The post holder will provide specialist clinical physiology knowledge within respiratory and sleep and will ensure best principles of care are provided to patients at our acute sites Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Community Diagnostic Centre.

  • To perform high quality, appropriate and effective Respiratory and Sleep test service; interpret results and provide technical reports
  • Responsible for the monitoring and performance of calibration and quality control procedures for all equipment
  • Proven competency to be able to supervise, guide and support all junior staff and other professionals

Main duties of the job

Planning and Organisational Skills

  • To plan and prioritise own duties and those of junior staff, clinics and training activities within the service.
  • Plan undertake and quality assure a range of simple, specialist, complex diagnostic assessments undertaken within the department as listed below under clinical duties.

Responsibility for policy/service development

  • The post holder will be required to work according to trust policy such as data protection and patient privacy and dignity. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that all their own training and education is completed as directed by the Respiratory Physiologists.

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To be responsible for the daily operation of the respiratory and sleep department, including ensuring that all clinic administration.
  • To independently perform, analyse, interpret and report on
    1. Measurement of dynamic lung volumes and flows (Spirometry)
    2. Reversibility studies
    3. Measurement of static lung volumes and capacities (via body plethysmography and Helium Dilution)
    4. Transfer (diffusion) tests.
    5. Field exercise tests
    6. Skin allergen tests
    7. Exhaled nitric oxide tests
    8. Bronchial Challenge tests using Mannitol
    9. Capillary Blood gas measurements
    10. Hypoxic Challenge tests
    11. Respiratory muscle strength tests
    12. limited cardio-respiratory polysomnography
    13. home oximetry
    14. WatchPAT

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the duties of the role.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent. The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex. The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country. We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Details

Date posted

15 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

359-5838789-T3-A

Job locations

Cross Site (Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital) and the West Kent CDC

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ


Job description

Job 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.

Interview Date: TBC

Job description

Job 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.

Interview Date: TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Clinical Physiology (Respiratory and Sleep)/ Biological science
  • ARTP Part 1 & 2 or ARTP practitioner
  • RCCP/HCPC registered or eligible for registration

Desirable

  • Research evidence
  • Mentoring qualification
  • STP or STP equivalent
  • Registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience at band 5 level or equivalent.
  • Experience of teaching / mentoring staff.
  • Experience of establishing and supporting patients on CPAP.
  • Experience of providing formal and informal training

Desirable

  • Trained in highly complex procedures including full polysomnography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and respiratory muscle testing

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate highly complex concepts to others
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise own workload
  • Proficient in Microsoft products including Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Desirable

  • Presentation skills to small and large groups
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Clinical Physiology (Respiratory and Sleep)/ Biological science
  • ARTP Part 1 & 2 or ARTP practitioner
  • RCCP/HCPC registered or eligible for registration

Desirable

  • Research evidence
  • Mentoring qualification
  • STP or STP equivalent
  • Registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience at band 5 level or equivalent.
  • Experience of teaching / mentoring staff.
  • Experience of establishing and supporting patients on CPAP.
  • Experience of providing formal and informal training

Desirable

  • Trained in highly complex procedures including full polysomnography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and respiratory muscle testing

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex data.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate highly complex concepts to others
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise own workload
  • Proficient in Microsoft products including Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Desirable

  • Presentation skills to small and large groups

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Cross Site (Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital) and the West Kent CDC

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ


Employer's website

https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Cross Site (Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital) and the West Kent CDC

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ


Employer's website

https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Scientists

Ricardo Ginjo Sales and Emma Ince

eince@nhs.net

01622224521

Details

Date posted

15 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

359-5838789-T3-A

Job locations

Cross Site (Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital) and the West Kent CDC

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ


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