Job Description

Due to the expansion of the Community Diagnostic Programme to include a Children's and Young Person Asthma diagnostics pathway, an e xciting opportunity has arisen within our Respiratory Physiology teams across Manchester Foundation trust.



We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Healthcare Scientist ideally with experience working with children and young people to join our busy expanding and evolving service.



The successful applicant should be a friendly and highly motivated individual that wants to excel professionally and is committed to provide a high-quality service.



The role will be to deliver person centred care, comprehensive respiratory assessment and expert opinion and advice to our MDT.



This role is based at our two CDC sites one in the south of Manchester at Withington Community diagnostic centre, and one in the North of Manchester at our Harpurhey Diagnostic centre.



The successful candidate will need to be willing to travel to these two sites and to the host hospital departments at Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester Hospital.



Delivery of a comprehensive asthma diagnostic pathway for Children and Young People.



Responsible for ensuring the technical accuracy and quality of the test procedures and producing accurate reports based on these procedures.



Participating in MDT discussions and supporting wider decision making



To assist in the management of staff, including personal development plans, performance appraisals, recruitment and selection.



Participate in the education, development and line management of junior staff.



Contribute to teaching Clinical Physiology to BSc and MSc students.



Participate in improvement of services and the quality of care provision.



Opportunity to rotate through host departments to maintain skills in Challenge test, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, respiratory muscle assessment, fitness to fly assessment, long term oxygen assessment and allergen skin prick testing.



To ensure data quality by undertaking equipment calibration and quality control for all tests performed within the laboratory



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.



Diversity Matters



MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!