Job summary

We are recruiting a band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to support the respiratory team for a 12 month fixed period to cover maternity leave. This will involve supporting the service in the community diagnostic centre at Oldham and both Fairfield and Oldham Hospitals.

Cardiorespiratory Investigations is a forward looking department made up of a multidisciplinary team. We are committed to delivering the best possible care to our patients.

As a Specialist Practitioner in respiratory, the successful candidate will be competent in performing

Advanced Respiratory investigations, support sleep investigations and support initiation of treatment and patient follow up

The department provides a broad range of respiratory / sleep physiological measurements

The post may involve working across the sites within the Northern Care Alliance

Main duties of the job

Perform a range of Clinical Respiratory and Sleep investigations to patients of all ages from a range of specialties, which are cardio-thoracic in nature.

Undertake interpretation of results and provision of factual reports.

Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.

Provide a comprehensive Clinical Respiratory/Sleep investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which are essentially cardio- thoracic in nature

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)