Senior Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist, where you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care. This position offers the opportunity to develop your skills through in-house training in lung function testing and sleep diagnostics. You will work independently and collaboratively to perform advanced clinical procedures while contributing to ongoing research initiatives. With a commitment to compassionate care and a supportive work environment, this role is perfect for those looking to advance their careers in a respected healthcare setting. Embrace the chance to make a difference in patient lives while enjoying a fulfilling career path.

Qualifications

• BSc in Clinical Physiology and RCCP registration required.
• Experience in sleep disordered breathing and respiratory medicine is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex lung function tests and CPAP treatment setups.
• Work flexibly within a team to manage workload effectively.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teaching skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology (Respiratory)

ARTP 1 and 2 or equivalent

RCCP Registration A

Tools

SentrySuite software

Job description

Main area: Respiratory

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30-16:30hrs)

Job ref: 361-6621957-C

Site: Lister Hospital

Town: Stevenage

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59

Interview date: 05/03/2025

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Senior Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist who shares our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This post is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, dynamic team and develop as a respiratory and sleep physiologist. You will receive in-house mentoring and training in simple and complex lung function testing, sleep diagnostics, and the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. Focusing on performing a range of lung function testing, interpretation, and reporting fully independently; interpreting respiratory polygraphy traces; performing CPAP treatment setup, routine follow-up, and troubleshooting. The unit is committed to participating in ongoing research, both locally and nationally.

Training post option available - Within six months, the applicant will be offered a promotion to a band 6 senior respiratory and sleep physiologist provided all training requirements and competencies have been met, making this an excellent opportunity for physiologists starting their career or looking to broaden their everyday practice.

Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

The post holder needs to be able to run Lung Function tests independently and ideally have experience with CPAP treatment but will be given any necessary training to complement their skills.

The Senior Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist will be expected to perform highly complex specialist and advanced clinical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the two disciplines of clinical respiratory and clinical sleep physiology to adult patients from a range of specialties.

The post holder will work as part of a team, prioritise, and manage the workload and work flexibly with staff at all levels.

If you do not have all the skills and competencies for this post, we encourage you to apply as we are happy to support in-house training. Whilst you undergo training, you would work as a band 5 until all skills and competencies are met.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability or a life event, such as menopause, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• BSc Clinical Physiology (Respiratory)
• ARTP 1 and 2 or equivalent
• RCCP Registration A

Previous Experience

• Substantial experience of working within the area of sleep disordered breathing and respiratory medicine.
• Ability to perform routine lung function tests and respiratory polygraphy analysis
• Participated in research and published papers
• CPAP set ups and follow clinics.
• Experience with polysomnography and actigraphy
• Experience with SentrySuite software for lung function

Skills

• Analytical skills, Teaching skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise work.
• Ability to direct and work within a team

Knowledge

• Wide knowledge of appropriate general respiratory & sleep conditions and their management
• Very good knowledge of 5 channel sleep studies and their interpretation
• Good knowledge of sleep diagnostic systems

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients, and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.