Respiratory Physiologist

Job overview

To provide support to the Respiratory Physiology Department in a variety of functions across the trust.

Main duties of the job

• Perform a range of Clinical Respiratory investigations.
• Undertake interpretation of results and provision of factual reports.
• Provide general administrative support when required.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
• Competently perform and interpret spirometry (reversibility of airways obstruction with bronchodilators), gas transfer, static lung volumes, , exhaled and nasal nitric oxide.
• Liaise with and report to medical staff.
• Supervision, maintenance, calibration and general care of all equipment, organisation of repairs and servicing to ensure quality of service and high safety levels.
• Keep abreast of developments in pulmonary physiology & sleep medicine.
• Maintain a working knowledge of emergency procedures with regard to resuscitation and fire.
• Accept responsibility for professional development and competence.
• Be involved in research or audit projects and clinical trials.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of specialty, as appropriate.
• Basic computer skills to use email and access intranet.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• General admin skills.
• Extended scope or practice skills, i.e. BLS.
• Undergraduate degree in clinical physiology or Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) qualification or equivalent science-related subject.