Sarah-Jane Cooke
Gillingham
Summary
Strategic Senior Respiratory Physiologist with strengths in service planning and multidisciplinary collaboration. Manages the Respiratory Lung Function service across multiple sites, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of patient care. Drives improvements in departmental efficiency and patient outcomes through effective team leadership and independent practice.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Darent Valley Hospital
05.2024 - Current
- I'm a Specialist Physiologist who is responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of the Respiratory Lung Function service across two sites, Darent valley hospital and the North Kent Community Diagnostic Centre.
- I work as a senior practitioner within the multi-disciplinary Respiratory Services team, providing the highest possible standard of care for patients whilst managing the department workload.
- I am able to practice independently in all areas of non-invasive respiratory physiology (full lung function, allergy skin test, sleep study set-up and analyses) whilst supporting the Lead Nurse to manage the service.
- I am able to work unsupervised in all areas, as well as being accountable and responsible for the day to day running of the Lung Function Laboratory and the direct line management of the Band 6 Physiologist/s.
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
KIMS Private Hospital
07.2018 - 05.2024
- Implemented lung function service setup following local and national policy guidelines.
- Carry out daily pulmonary function tests, recording results and completing documentation daily.
- Worked alongside cardiac physiology team, supporting ECG's, tape preparation and exercise testing.
- Responsible for service planning and development within multidisciplinary team collaboration.
Respiratory Physiologist
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
07.2009 - 06.2018
- Began as student respiratory physiologist, completing four-year clinical respiratory physiology degree, alongside the ARTP Part 1 and ARTP Part 2.
- Supported diagnostic sleep service and CPAP service delivery alongside other tasks.
- Carried out hypoxic challenge tests and field exercise tests for evaluation.
- Became senior physiologist after qualification, managing equipment servicing and ordering.
- Conducted physiologist-led CPAP annual review clinic for patient assessment and follow-up.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Physiology (Respiratory)
Middlesex University
City of london2013
Skills
- Patient interaction
- Medical report writing
- Respiratory diagnostics
- Service planning
- Implementing a respiratory function service in the private sector
- Equipment management
- Team collaboration
- Compliance adherence
- Quality assurance
- Risk assessment
- Process improvement
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
- Patient education
- Patient-Centred care approach
Timeline
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Darent Valley Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
KIMS Private Hospital
07.2018 - 05.2024
Respiratory Physiologist
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
07.2009 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Physiology (Respiratory)
Middlesex University