Chief Respiratory Physiologist
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* To be responsible for the provision and delivery of a comprehensive lung function, cardiopulmonary exercise and the obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) service for patients at the James Paget Hospital.
* To be responsible for the management and teaching of staff
* To be responsible for the technical respiratory budget
* To provide specialist advice on the technical aspect of respiratory procedures
* Actively contribute to the IQIPS processes involved with service accreditation
* To be responsible for the diagnostic aspect of the Obstructive Sleep Apnoea service.
* To share responsibility for the therapeutic aspect of the OSA Service with Consultant Physicians, nurse specialists, service assistants and other colleagues.
* Delegated budget holder for the equipment consumables for the OSA Service and technical respiratory service.
* To provide efficient and effective management of the technical respiratory staff and service.
* To represent the OSA service to other departmental and interdepartmental projects and groups as required.
* To obtain accurate and clinically valuable measures at rest and exercise of the lung function patients.
* To be responsible for the calibration of equipment and continual quality control of measurements.
* To record workload data and audit the performance of the service and the increasing demands upon it.
* To assess and implement new tests as appropriate.
* To be actively involved with the performance and daily running of the newly established cardiopulmonary exercise service
* To evaluate new equipment and methods including trying new patterns of work, as appropriate, to meet the increasing demands on the service.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Scott Job title: Chief Respiratory Physiologist Email address: matthew.scott@jpaget.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01493452777
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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