Job requirements
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Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
IT literate
- Skills
Ability to work as part of a team
- Skills
Organisational skills
- Skills
Ability to follow established guidelines without supervision
- Knowledge
Evidence of post qualification continuing professional development
- Experience
Ability to work autonomously / independently
- Experience
Delivers and assesses training and education to junior staff
- Qualifications
BSc Clinical Physiology (Respiratory) or equivalent
- Qualifications
Relevant Professional Registration
- Personal Attributes
Excellent Communication skills
- Personal Attributes
Accountability – takes responsibility for own actions
- Personal Attributes
Flexibility and enthusiasm
- Personal Attributes
Ability to deal with sensitive information in a professional manner
- Personal Attributes
Ability to prioritise own workload in relation to the priorities of the department
- Personal Attributes
Uses initiative appropriately in the context of their role
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of performing/interpreting Complex Respiratory diagnostics
- Experience
Experience of reporting/interpreting Complex Sleep diagnostics
- Qualifications
Post-graduate qualifications
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full-time Band 6 Senior Respiratory Physiologist to join our friendly and dedicated team at University Hospitals Dorset, working across both Poole and Bournemouth sites.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual who has a genuine interest in working with adult patients with respiratory conditions.
To succeed in this role you will need;
- BSc Respiratory Physiology or equivalent
- Professional registration
- To be motivated
- To be able to work independently as well as part of a team
- To be keen to learn and expand professional development
- To be willing to work with patients who have complex medical disorders
- To be IT literate
- To have experience of working within a healthcare setting
- To have experience of working at Band 5 or above in Respiratory Physiology
- To have experience with supporting Junior colleagues / Students
- To be flexible within your role
For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact Ella Higgins /Rachel Fleming-Locock / Deben Harris on 03000194788
Interview Date: 14th September 2026
Main duties of the job
- To perform a range of routine, complex diagnostic testing including appropriate interpretation when required.
- Deputise in the absence of the Lead Respiratory Physiologists
- Provide support and oversee work performed by more junior colleagues.
- Conduct quality assurance of work performed by more junior staff members.
- To triage appropriateness of Respiratory and Sleep referrals
- To conduct and report Sleep diagnostics with involvement in weekly Sleep MDT
- To actively contribute to interdepartmental teaching/training including mentoring/assessing students and junior staff
- Be responsible for maintaining departmental stock levels and appropriate ordering
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Applicant requirements
You 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.
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This advert is for Senior Respiratory Physiologist with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Bournemouth, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Respiratory physiologist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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