Respiratory Physiologist @ Danes Camp Medical Centre

Job summary

Danes Camp Medical Centre is seeking an appropriately qualified and ARTP-accredited Respiratory Physiologist to join the Primary Care Research Hub (PCRH) on a permanent part-time basis.

The postholder will deliver high-quality respiratory physiological investigations supporting PCRHs clinical diagnostic and research services.

The Respiratory Physiologist will undertake investigations within their assessed professional competence, including diagnostic spirometry, bronchodilator reversibility, lung-volume measurement and gas-transfer testing (TLCO/DLCO), together with other respiratory investigations for which they have appropriate training and documented competency.

The postholder will be employed by Danes Camp Medical Centre, with employment and workforce matters managed by Danes Camp Medical Centre HR. For all clinical activity, the postholder will be clinically accountable to the designated Clinical Supervisor and will work within the clinical governance framework of Danes Camp Medical Centre/PCRH.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will

• Perform diagnostic spirometry.
• Undertake pre- and post-bronchodilator reversibility testing.
• Perform static lung-volume measurements.
• Perform gas-transfer testing, including TLCO/DLCO.
• Undertake FeNO, pulse oximetry and six-minute walk testing where trained and competent.
• Ensure investigations meet recognised ARTP and applicable professional standards.
• Assess technical quality, acceptability and reproducibility of investigations.
• Recognise technically inadequate results and repeat testing where appropriate.
• Provide technical/physiological reporting within their professional scope.
• Recognise abnormal or potentially clinically significant findings and escalate appropriately.
• Recognise contraindications to respiratory investigations.
• Explain investigations clearly and obtain appropriate patient consent.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Work strictly within documented competencies and escalate matters outside their scope to the designated Clinical Supervisor.

About us

Danes Camp Medical Centre hosts the Primary Care Research Hub, a consortium of GP practices across Northamptonshire in which we actively contributing to medical advancements and improved patient outcomes. Led by Dr. Zafar, an experienced Chief Investigator and Principal Investigator for numerous portfolio and commercial studies, the hub has a diverse portfolio of ongoing and new studies. The team has a strong track record of active participation in NIHR-adopted research studies successful grant acquisitions, and meaningful contributions to the scientific community.

Danes Camp & The Parks medical Practice is based over six sites in Northampton and has a combined list size of 38,000 patients. There is a Cross Site Administrator Co-ordinator to oversee the day to day running and work with the GP partners to ensure smooth running of the practices. We are a dispensing practice and work closely with the Primary Care Network to provide care for all our patients. The practice is a teaching practice, provides NHS and Private Surgery for patients and is innovative and forward thinking and will continue to engage with the local areas to provide services needed for the practice population.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Equipment and Quality Assurance

The postholder will

• Undertake routine calibration and verification of respiratory diagnostic equipment.
• Complete required quality-control procedures.
• Maintain calibration and quality-assurance records.
• Undertake biological quality control where appropriate.
• Monitor equipment performance and escalate faults.
• Maintain appropriate infection-prevention and equipment-decontamination standards.
• Support stock control of respiratory consumables.

Contribute to respiratory Standard Operating Procedures and quality-assurance processes.

Clinical Research

The postholder will support respiratory investigations required for commercial and non-commercial clinical research delivered through PCRH.

This may include protocol-defined spirometry and pulmonary-function testing, study-specific documentation, source documentation and participation in screening, baseline and follow-up research visits.

All research procedures will be undertaken following appropriate study-specific training, competency assessment and delegation. The postholder will complete Good Clinical Practice training where required.

Clinical Governance

The postholder will

• Be clinically accountable to the designated Clinical Supervisor.
• Work within Danes Camp Medical Centre/PCRH clinical governance arrangements.
• Maintain current ARTP accreditation relevant to the role.
• Work within their professional scope and documented competencies.
• Follow approved clinical protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Report incidents and patient-safety concerns appropriately.
• Maintain mandatory training and continuing professional development.
• Comply with safeguarding, information governance, UK GDPR and infection-control requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current ARTP accreditation appropriate to the respiratory investigations undertaken.
• BSc Healthcare Science Respiratory & Sleep Physiology, Clinical Physiology or an appropriate equivalent qualification/experience.
• Appropriate professional registration where applicable.
• Competency in diagnostic spirometry.
• Competency in bronchodilator reversibility testing.
• Competency in static lung-volume measurement.
• Competency in gas-transfer testing (TLCO/DLCO).
• Experience of respiratory equipment calibration and quality-control procedures.
• Sound knowledge of respiratory physiology and common respiratory disease.
• Ability to work independently within an agreed professional scope.
• Ability to recognise and escalate significant clinical findings.
• Excellent patient communication and clinical documentation skills.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Previous NHS respiratory physiology experience.
• Experience within a pulmonary-function laboratory.
• Primary care or community diagnostic experience.
• FeNO and six-minute walk testing competency.
• Clinical research or commercial clinical-trial experience.
• Good Clinical Practice certification.
• SystmOne experience.
• Experience of clinical audit and service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Danes Camp Medical Centre

Address

Danes Camp Surgery

Rowtree Road

East Hunsbury

NORTHAMPTON

Northamptonshire

NN4 0NY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.danescampsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)