Job Description
Job Overview We have an amazing opportunity to join our outstanding respiratory physiologist unit at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a role for a Band 7 Senior Respiratory Physiologist within the Respiratory Investigations Unit (RIU) currently providing a range of diagnostic testing, at Wexham Park Hospital, King Edward VII Hospital, Heatherwood and Frimley Park Hospital.
The long term plan for this role is for the successful candidate to be positioned at the newly built Slough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The Slough CDC is a brand-new purpose-built two floor health facility situated in the heart of Slough opening in early 2026. The CDC will operate 7 days a week and will offer an extensive set of diagnostic services including imaging, cardio-respiratory, audiology, phlebotomy and endoscopy.
A successful candidate will be expected to assist in the development and help manage physiology team members, through recruitment, training and development to ensure high quality care.
To perform highly specialist Clinical respiratory physiological measurements in accordance with the ARTP/BTS Guidelines and department’s protocols and procedures. Producing interpretation and factual reports to inform diagnosis.
To develop a Sleep service to include assessment, analysis and set up/fitting and ongoing support of patients.
To provide education and supervision to the chest clinic team, and wider Trust staff, regarding spirometry and lung function testing.
Main duties of the job
As the Respiratory Physiologist you will be actively involved in performing a range of diagnostic lung function tests as well as performing and analysing sleep studies whilst working within our multidisciplinary team.
As part of our Respiratory Physiologist team, you will be working within a close-knit unit learning from our knowledgeable consultants and specialist nurses. Training on our state-of-the-art equipment can be provided.
The Respiratory Physiology service will run from 8am to 8pm Monday to Sunday and we are happy to accommodate flexible working patterns within this.
Successful applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent qualification) and have completed ARTP part 1 and 2 and be registered with the RCCP (or working towards registration)
We are an enthusiastic, friendly, supportive team looking to recruit likeminded individuals who are keen to develop their career within respiratory physiology.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For full role and responsibilities details, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We will offer support in personal development and education.
Some Of The Key Responsibilities Will Be - Maintain own technical competencies and keep up to date with developments, advances with in the specialist area.
- Have or working towards registration with voluntary and statutory professional bodies, such as RCCP or HCPC.
- Maintain professional portfolio to evidence professional and practice updating and attendance at mandatory training both annual and 3 yearly, including anaphylaxis, blood gas analyser training.
- Participate in staff appraisal process and contribute to own personal development plan and objectives.
- Plans, provides and facilitates training and education of the multi-professional staff, leaners and other junior staff within own speciality.
- To act as an expert resource for Respiratory Physiology within the Trust.
- Participate in the specialist national, regional and local conferences as agreed with the Service Manager
Person specification
Quaifications
Essential criteria
- BSC in Clinical Physiology
- ARTP/ BTS Part 1 and 2
Desirable criteria
- RCCP Voluntary registration
- BL/ILS
Skills Essential criteria
- Able to liase with Patients and Colleagues on clinical and non clinical information
Desirable criteria
- Cross Site working - with access to own car and transport
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills both written and verbal communication, diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Willing and able to work weekends and unsocial hours.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future . Apply online now
Job Tags
Local area, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Sunday,