Clinical Scientist/Highly Specialised Sleep Physiologist

Main area Respiratory Physiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent HoursFull timePart timeCompressed hours37.5 hours per week (Minimum 30 hours, opportunity to work occasional nights) Job ref 284-25-7534857-DMRGEmployer Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Birmingham Children Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/12/2025 23:59Clinical Scientist/Highly Specialised Sleep PhysiologistNHS AfC: Band 7Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.Job overviewProvides advanced specialist pediatric clinical respiratory and Sleep service to children attending the department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.Patients may suffer from a wide variety of medical disorders, a significant proportion of which are respiratory or sleep in nature.You will interact with scientific and medical staff within the respiratory & sleep physiology team and wider key stakeholders (clinical referral teams, patients, families and general public).Provides advanced specialist Paediatric Clinical Respiratory & sleep service to children and their families attending the department and across non-dedicated environments within the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Patients may suffer from a wide variety of medical disorders of both lung function and sleep origin.Analyse and interpret highly complex results and provision of factual reports, provide education, line management and clinical supervision of junior staff and advice to clinicians.Act as lead sleep specialist, including service provision, teaching, audit and quality of a specialist area of clinical sleep service delivery in conjunction with the lung function department manager.Work alone and collaboratively with others on a day-to-day basis to ensure that service needs are met and to plan and prioritise own workload.Responsibility for the day-to-day decision making in the Lung Function and Sleep service in the absence of the Head of Department, as required.Main duties of the jobClinical:Plan, perform and interpret a range of advanced specialist respiratory & sleep diagnostic investigations to a high level of competence on children without supervision, with appropriate actions taken as necessary to obtain maximum results.Be involved in the appropriate deployment and supervision of staff and resource management and collaborate with other professionals and agencies to ensure service provision meets professional standards.Performs regular machine checks on all Lung Function/ Sleep equipment, documents any faults found and takes appropriate action where necessary.Undertake non-invasive ventilation (NIV) titration to patients when required, complying with Trust policy and department protocol.Use highly developed skills and judgement to determine when a patient requires emergency attention, discussing findings with appropriate medical staff.Provide support and assistance to respiratory & sleep physiology staff in dealing with difficult and conflicting situations including those that are of a clinical/professional nature.Analyses, scores and reports urgent sleep studies in a timely manner and upload reports on Hyperspace.Organize, attend and contribute to sleep MDT, service development meetings and ward rounds.Analyse and interpret complex sleep data, provide factual reports to medical staff, act on and alert any unexpected abnormal test results to the line manager or medical staff and oversee reports formulated by junior staff.Working for our organisationBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.Person specificationKNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCEPractical experience and familiarity with the range of specialist and advanced sleep physiological investigationsTraining in advanced skills and knowledge within relevant fieldExperience performing with paediatric patientsExperience of advanced sleep physiology investigations in the paediatric age range e.g. Full PolsomnographyANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLSExperience in planning, performing and interpreting a range of paediatric sleep physiological investigationsAble to work autonomouslyAble to undertake complex hand-eye co‑ordination tasks for the use of diagnostic equipmentQualificationsSTP Respiratory & Sleep Physiology qualification or equivalent Masters course, Certificate of equivalence at STP levelBsc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (respiratory) or equivalentHCPC registration (or working towards) as Clinical ScientistARTP/Sleep professional body exams/other sleep qualificationChartered ScientistPROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGEAbility to provide formal teaching and/or supervision to junior staff or visitors to the departmentANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLSCan concentrate for prolonged periods e.g. when analysing, scoring and reporting complex sleep studiesCapable of dealing with highly distressing circumstances e.g. dealing with children with challenging/severely challenging behaviourCapable of communicating complex and sensitive information to children, relatives and carers, including children with learning or physical disabilitiesAbility to communicate with staff at all levels including consultants, medical staff, nurses, admin and clerical and hotel services staffPROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGEAble to cope with frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as body fluids, head lice, aggression (verbal and occasionally physical) and contained chemicals such as acetone and collodionCan coordinate and cooperate with others to plan and prioritise workloadAs a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.Sponsorship:Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit:UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UKArtificial Intelligence (AI):We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Application numbersOccasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. #J-18808-Ljbffr