Specialist Clinical Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

Job overview

This vacancy is advertised as a time-limited opportunity is expected to be undertaken on a secondment basis.

Before applying, employees must discuss the opportunity with their current line manager to confirm whether they may be released from their substantive role if successful. Release to undertake a secondment is not an automatic entitlement and must be agreed by all relevant parties: the employee, their current line manager, and the recruiting line manager.

Here at University Hospitals Sussex we have an opportunity for a Clinical Physiologist to join our friendly Respiratory & Sleep Team here at our Community Diagnostics Centre at Southlands Hospital.

The position will be on a Fixed Term basis to cover Maternity for 12 months.

**Please see the attached Job Description for further details**

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.

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

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.