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Specialist Clinical Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

4 months ago


ShorehambySea, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Are you thinking that this year you want to develop your career?

Wanting a new challenge and want to do it in a supportive progressive environment?

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust are excited to invite you to our Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) Open Day on Thursday 6th June at Southlands hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea. We welcome you to apply for a range of diagnostic practitioner and support worker positions for our new CDC at Southlands. You will be invited to a welcome session, when we will tell you more about our Trust, the CDC programme, you will meet leaders from the different services and you will be interviewed on the day. 

We at University Hospital Sussex have lots of opportunity for you. 2023 saw us open phase 1 of our CDC hub at Southlands, with brand-new Radiology facilities. In Autumn 2024, we are excited to open phase 2 of this project. This will provide diagnostic pathways including echocardiography, lung function testing, ultrasound and gynaecological treatments. We are now recruiting our staff for this purpose built unit, which will provide amazing educational opportunities for staff to grow and develop in their careers.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Clinical Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist will work as an independent practitioner in the newly formed, Community Diagnostics Centre at Southlands Hospital. The post will work alongside the service lead, and wider Sleep/Lung Function Team across the other hospital sites offering high quality specialist diagnostics and treatment for a variety of respiratory and sleep disorders for patients in the West Sussex area.

·To plan and undertake a range of simple, specialist, complex and highly complex diagnostic assessments with a considerable degree of responsibility and autonomy as outlined below performed in accordance with ARTP or ERS/ATS criteria where applicable

·To be able to analyse, interpret a large range of highly complex diagnostic tests and to initiate appropriate treatment while regularly monitoring patient progress.

·To maintain up to date clinical knowledge

·To obtain accurate and informative results.

·To provide clinical supervision & management (including appraisals) for junior staff, as delegated by Clinical/Service Lead

·To maintain waiting lists times to within local and national targets

·To be responsible for own professional development and professional registration

·To educate and give general advice to clinical staff.

·To demonstrate care and respect, for both patients and fellow staff members

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for detailed picture of role and responsibilities.

This will be a clinical role performing diagnostic testing and reporting within the respiratory and sleep services at Southlands Hospital 

Including

Measurement of dynamic lung volumes Measurement of static lung volumes by whole body plethysmography  Airways resistance measurements using the body plethysmograph Reversibility testing Gas transfer measurements  FeNO measurements 

As well as Ventilation treatments.

There will also be a degree of managerial and operational responsibilities as outlined in the job description

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

BSc Clinical Physiology/ Science or equivalent ARTP Part I and Part II Assessments/ Practitioner examinations or equivalent experience Current professional membership regulated by RCCP or HCPC

Desirable criteria

Leadership/Management Skills PSG experience

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential criteria

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).