An opportunity has arisen to appoint a Assistant Respiratory Physiologist within the cardio-respiratory service. The post holder will be required to assist with the provision of Cardio-Respiratory services throughout the Trust and partnership agencies and to ensure the delivery of a high standard, quality service in an extended role to that of a basic Assistant Technical Officer.
To ensure courtesy, privacy, confidentiality and respect at all times to patients, relatives, staff and colleagues.
Interview date: 24th September 2024
• Working accurately and in accordance with the relevant guidelines, plan, undertake and perform baseline respiratory measurements, including Spirometry with reversibility, Pulse oximetry and inhaled nitric oxide levels and limited interpretation as required on a range of diagnostic assessments seeking advice from senior staff when necessary]
• Ensure that equipment is calibrated in line with manufacturer’s guidelines and in full working order. Reporting to senior staff/ EBME department if this is not the case.
• Undertaking quality control procedures for the equipment and completing documentation. Ensure safe use of the equipment at all times including replacing any disposable components after each patient.
• Take a brief clinical history of the patient, ensuring that there are no clinical contra-indications to the test being performed and putting the patient’s health at risk.
• Ensure that the patient fully understands the investigation procedure about to be carried out, including communicating the reason for the procedure being performed and explaining what the patient has to do to undertake the test in a variety of ways verbally and visually to ensure that the patient fully understands the process
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES CONTINUED...
• Maintain a safe and clean and fully stocked working environment for staff and patients. Ensuring that stock levels are maintained for clinics and re-ordering consumables/drugs. Auditing stock for usage monitoring and ensuring any out of date drugs/consumables are dealt with in accordance with the correct policy and procedure.
• To recognise and recommend any potential improvements/changes that could be made to any SOP’s, policies and guidance. Ensuring that any changes follow the governance process.
• Participate in audits
• Understanding the baseline investigation results to determine if the patient needs the administration of a Bronchodilator and further testing. Use of clinical judgement and interpretation of the results will allow the person in this role to autonomously decide whether to continue to carry out the investigation.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Follow the Department Mission Statement
• ACE Behavioural Standards
• Compliance with all Departmental & Trust policies and procedures
• Attendance & Punctuality
• Compliance with OOH rota
• Adherence to Uniform & Infection Control policy
• Health & Safety
• Request help if required
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Basic clerical and administration duties
• Monitoring of stock levels
• Participate in audit collection
• Field calls to senior on-call staff
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
• Supervision of trainees
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Sep 2024
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