Trainee Respiratory Physiologist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 per annum Inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6248939/259-6248939SBH |
Summary
St Bartholomew’s Hospital & Royal London Hospital
Trainee Respiratory Physiologist
(Band 4)
Department of Respiratory Medicine
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Respiratory Medicine department at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on a full time basis. We are seeking to recruit a trainee Respiratory Physiologist. Ideally with experience of working in a diagnostic enviroment. The role will help the lung function team provide a high quality, patient focused service. Staff with a good team work ethic will be supported with in house training for lung function diagnostics and external qualifications.
Along with the basic tests of lung function, such as spirometry and CBG’s, other tests you will perform include skin tests and overnight oximetry to screen for sleep-disordered breathing
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the department on a day to day basis, providing a polite, professional and efficient clinical service to our patients. This role involves supporting the outpatient clinics within Respiratory Medicine to ensure swift diagnostic testing to improve patient pathways. The successful post holder will be part of a developing and interesting Lung function department.
Candidates will predominately be based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital but should expect to provide cover at The Royal London Hospital if required.
Candidates should ideally have prior experience of working in a clinical role, preferably in a secondary healthcare setting. The successful applicant will be well organized, able to multi-task and work well under pressure and will have a strong sense of patient/customer care.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024