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Our values
* Compassionate
* Aspirational
* Resourceful
* Excellent
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical., The provision of diagnostic assessment services in Respiratory Physiology and the therapeutic monitoring of patients with lung disease and sleep disordered breathing.
Applicants who are invited for interview should be prepared to discuss various relevant aspects of running a respiratory physiology service. Interpretation of full lung function, sleep studies and CPAP data may be required.
Applicants will also be required to provide a 10 minute (8 slides maximum) PowerPoint presentation covering the brief – ‘Next steps in waiting list recovery’.
A short practical assessment may also be performed covering one of the following measurements: FeNO, Spirometry, simulated bronchodilator response, TLCO, static lung volumes.
To perform respiratory physiological measurements in accordance with ARTP/BTS National Guidelines and Departmental Standards at various trust locations.
To train and supervise department staff to perform the basic respiratory physiological measurements in accordance with ARTP/BTS National Guidelines and Departmental Standards.
The maintenance of equipment, stocks of consumables, accurate record keeping.
The instruction of student nurses and doctors, trainee physiotherapists and pharmacists, junior doctors, staff nurses, GPs and practice nurses, etc., in lung function testing.
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.
Key responsibilities
1. To perform diagnostic tests to nationally accepted standards for accuracy and quality.
2. To carry out the following investigations: Spirometry (measurement of dynamic flows and volumes).
3. Measurement of static lung volumes by multiple approved techniques.
4. Gas transfer for Carbon Monoxide by single breath technique.
5. Bronchodilator Response Testing.
6. Field exercise tests (6 minute walk test; shuttle test; 6 minute step exercise test).
7. Ambulatory oxygen assessment (when required).
8. Measurement of respiratory muscle strength (MIP/MEP; SNIP tests; postural spirometry).
9. To assist in the performance of hypoxic inhalation tests (fitness to fly).
10. To assist in the performance of histamine challenge tests.
11. To perform earlobe blood gas sampling and analysis.
12. To perform fraction exhaled Nitric Oxide testing.
13. To perform a range of diagnostic tests in patients who have suspected sleep related breathing disorders.
14. To perform CPAP Trial set ups for patients with diagnosed sleep disordered breathing.
15. To perform the review of CPAP therapy for patients with diagnosed sleep disordered breathing who are on CPAP treatment.
16. To assist in the provision of home NIV.
17. To assist in the performance of cardio pulmonary exercise tests.
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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke‑free environment. A smoke‑free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Staff Benefits
* Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
* Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
* NHS pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Money Advice Service
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
* On‑site nursery (based at RBH)
* Full educational library services
* Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
* Bus to work scheme
* Excellent rail and bus links
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
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