Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to support the Respiratory service within the Cardio, Respiratory and Vascular Department at The Countess of Chester Hospital. The individual will perform routine and complex procedures and produce accurate reports to support clinical decisions. The successful applicant will work with the current Lead and Team to support the development and provision of service.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the development of the wider Respiratory Service at The Countess of Chester Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a comprehensive service for diagnostic investigations and to provide accurate results in accordance with guidelines
• To manage and prioritise own workload on a daily basis and respond flexibly to unplanned change
• To provide a comprehensive range of diagnostic respiratory tests
• To support lead physiologist in all aspects of respiratory function
• To assist senior physiologists in diagnostic tests.
• Analysis and interpretation of routine and more complex tests for hospital and G.P referrals
• Administer medications (e.g. salbutamol) in accordance with departmental policy
• Use medical gases (including cylinders), observing health and safety measures
• To delegate and to assist other colleagues in routine and more complex procedures
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to grade and to demonstrate a flexible approach to the department's workload to meet the changing needs of the service
• As a minimum be trained to basic life support

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSC Clinical Physiology (Respiratory) or equivalent.
• Practitioner Training Programme or equivalent.

Desirable

• ARTP part 1 Practitioner certificate
• Registration with RCCP

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to present factual information and deal with questions.
• Have a basic understanding of Respiratory Physiology.

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Previous NHS experience.
• Experience in lung function testing and basic sleep studies.

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

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210-2024-864-A