Senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform a full range of lung function investigations in our adult service. We are currently performing full lung function testing, capillary blood gas sampling, and sleep studies including multichannel, transcutaneous CO2 monitoring and limited polysomnography.

You will need to have an excellent understanding of diagnostic sleep testing, analysis of respiratory sleep studies and CPAP treatment including titration, trouble shooting, advice and maintenance.

You will also be expected to play an active role in the education and training of respiratory physiology trainees as well as other healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, nursing staff, medical students and junior doctors. You will also be given the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by line managing and taking a key role in the development of the assistant physiologist and trainee respiratory physiologists in the department. Appropriate support and training will be offered.

We are a large, but close knit and busy team and are looking for someone who will not only excel professionally but will fit in and thrive in the environment. The successful candidate will need to be an experienced, friendly and highly motivated person with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. A commitment to providing a high-quality service is essential.

You will also be expected to play an active role in the education and training of respiratory physiology trainees as well as other healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, nursing staff, medical students and junior doctors. You will also be given the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by line managing and taking a key role in the development of the assistant physiologist and trainee respiratory physiologists in the department. Appropriate support and training will be offered.

A Clinical Physiology BSc or equivalent is required with at significant experience as a Band 5 Clinical Physiologist. ARTP Part 1 and 2 are desirable. The appointee should be RCCP/AHCS registered or working towards registration.

Due to internal promotion and service expansion an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Lung Function and Sleep Unit at St George's Hospital for a skilled and enthusiastic senior respiratory physiologist to help expand the service. As a teaching hospital we are linked to the University and play a role in the teaching of students., A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.