Specialist Healthcare Scientist - Band 6

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust ,
Coventry, West Midlands
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RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP SCIENCES DEPARTMENT SPECIALIST RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGIST BAND 6 An opportunity has arisen within our expanding Respiratory and Sleep Sciences Service for a Specialist Respiratory Physiologist. The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Sciences is a UKAS accredited facility offering a comprehensive respiratory and sleep diagnostic and therapeutic service. Due to an expansion of service delivery an opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team has become available. We offer a broad range of services including all routine respiratory and sleep diagnostic investigations and therapeutic interventions. In addition we provide a wide range of more specialised services such as acute and domiciliary NIV, home oxygen assessment, full polysomnography and continuous laryngoscopy on exercise testing (CLE). We are an innovative and fast growing department always looking for ways to improve services for our patient population. We are a multidisciplinary team that includes physiologists, clinical scientists, nurses and a physiotherapist. You must possess a BSc in Physiology/Clinical Science or an equivalent qualification. You should be registered or eligible for registration with either RCCP or AHCS. ARTP professional qualifications are desirable however training to complete these will be provided if necessary. This post offers a full time, permanent contract of 37.5 hours per week. The department offers extended working days for our patients and it is expected that all staff work one evening per week. Recruiting to Values To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour. All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders If you are invited to attend interview you will be asked to set up an account with the Trac recruitment system in order to confirm your interview time For further details / informal visits contact: Informal enquiries are welcome to Edward Parkes, Deputy Service Manager on 024 76966738 Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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