Respiratory Physiologist

NHS Professionals Limited

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Job summary

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiologist to join the team at the Southampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have the ability to work flexibly, be proactive and enjoy working as part of a team. You will also work collaboratively and co-operatively with other colleagues on a day-to-day basis, to meet patient and service needs. A keen eye for detail and accuracy is essential.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

14 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£19.10 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-24-4819

Job locations

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

  • To play an active role working in this busy prestigious department and be involved in performing, with minimum supervision, a wide range of physiological/clinical tests, including full lung function tests with body plethysmography, cardiopulmonary and specialised exercise tests, provocation tests, hypoxic inhalation tests and many others.
  • To perform physiological tests and measurements with minimum supervision.
  • To obtain accurate and informative results from patients and any other subjects performing the tests and form a test report.
  • To perform all relevant quality control procedures within the department including the performance of personal biological control procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

  • To play an active role working in this busy prestigious department and be involved in performing, with minimum supervision, a wide range of physiological/clinical tests, including full lung function tests with body plethysmography, cardiopulmonary and specialised exercise tests, provocation tests, hypoxic inhalation tests and many others.
  • To perform physiological tests and measurements with minimum supervision.
  • To obtain accurate and informative results from patients and any other subjects performing the tests and form a test report.
  • To perform all relevant quality control procedures within the department including the performance of personal biological control procedures.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Must have Qualifications/Experience:
  • Clinical PFT/LFT experience. CPAP & Sleep scoring desirable
  • Relevant Clinical Physiology qualification
  • Experience dealing with patients independently
  • Lung Physiologist qualification
  • Proven post qualification clinical experience
  • Experience in Respiratory Physiology delivery and working as a multidisciplinary team
  • Candidates must be computer literate as we will use an electronic patient record system
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Must have Qualifications/Experience:
  • Clinical PFT/LFT experience. CPAP & Sleep scoring desirable
  • Relevant Clinical Physiology qualification
  • Experience dealing with patients independently
  • Lung Physiologist qualification
  • Proven post qualification clinical experience
  • Experience in Respiratory Physiology delivery and working as a multidisciplinary team
  • Candidates must be computer literate as we will use an electronic patient record system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Luiza Zagoni

uhsrecruitment@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

Date posted

14 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£19.10 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-24-4819

Job locations

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD


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