Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £32,073 – £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/08/2026 23:59
Respiratory Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 5
”Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work”
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
An independent practitioner with the ability to perform, interpret and report on a broad range of respiratory, sleep and oesophageal investigations. There is a structured training schedule that you will follow and once deemed competent there will be an expectation that you undertake the ARTP Practitioner qualification. Once this is achieved you will also provide training to current and new members of the team, many healthcare professional colleagues within and external to the Trust,
Work within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice in the delivery of all aspects of our specialist services within the Cardio Respiratory Unit.
Duties are to be undertaken whilst maintaining a caring and compassionate environment.
Main duties of the job
To undertake a range of specialised respiratory & Sleep investigations and treatments as listed to aid diagnosis and treatment of referred patients.To include but not limited to:
- Bronchodilator responsiveness studies
- Measurement of static lung volumes by body plethysmography.
- Gas transfer diffusion test
- Fractional exhale nitric oxide
- Measurement of respiratory muscle strength MIP/MEP
- Bronchial Provocation challenge testing
- Overnight oximetry including downloading and report preparation
- Respiratory poligraphy including downloading and report preparation
- Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Tests
- Oesophageal Manometry
- CPAP diagnosis and treatment
There is a structured training schedule that you will follow and once deemed competent there will be an expectation that you undertake the ARTP Practitioner qualification. Once this is achieved you will also provide training to current and new members of the team, many healthcare professional colleagues within and external to the Trust
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Lancaster and Westmorland General (WGH) Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom hospital and GP practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe and Ulverston Community health centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of general hospital services with full emergency department and Critical/ High Dependency units and various consultants lead services.
WGH provides a range of general hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment centre, that can help with a range of non life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care, including outpatient, diagnostics, therapies, day case, inpatient surgery. In addition, a local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilitates from Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
- BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- HPC/RCCP Registration
- ILS
- Evidence of maintaining relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Sports science/exercise physiology qualification
Experience
- Relevant and appropriate post degree clinical experience.
- Experience of non-routine, specialist and advanced diagnostic investigations gained through in-depth experience and accredited courses
- Able to perform range of specialist diagnostic investigations on patients in a variety of clinical settings.
- Undertakes testing and trials of clinical equipment
- Evidence of highly developed written and oral communication skills in English in a variety of settings.
- Ability to travel between the Trust sites as required.
- Highly developed IT skills e.g. use of E mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you’ll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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