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Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to work in and contribute to a team environment
- Skills
Effective verbal and written communication
- Skills
Ability to cope with a heavy workloads when required
- Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload and demonstrate initiative
- Skills
Ability to work well under pressure when required
- Skills
Ability to use Microsoft (Word & Excel) applications
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the data protection act and an understanding of patient confidentiality
- Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of Equal Opportunity and diversity issues
- Experience
Experience working with patients in a clinical environment
- Experience
Experience working in some form of practical scientific environment
- Qualifications
BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent BSc in Exercise Sciences / Physiology.
- Qualifications
ARTP Part 1 and 2 or equivalent
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of a Millennium (patient appointment system) or similar system
- Experience
Evidence of experience conducting lung function tests
- Experience
Experience in sleep study set ups
- Experience
Evidence of involvement development / quality improvement projects
- Qualifications
Good clinical practice certificate.
- Qualifications
Attendance at ARTP or other recognised CPET interpretation course
- Qualifications
Spirometry certificate
- Qualifications
ECG interpretation certificate
Job overview
Trainee Respiratory Physiologist
- hours per week – Monday to Friday
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Respiratory Physiology department at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on a Full time basis. We are seeking to recruit a Trainee Respiratory Physiologist to join our expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Respiratory Physiologist to become part of an innovative service at Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will be based at St Bartholomew’s hospital, but may be required to do some work at the satellite laboratory at the Royal London Hospital and Mile End Hospital. We have a fully functioning, modern lung function laboratory providing all the usual tests including spirometry, transfer factor, lung volumes (body box), ear-lobe capillary blood gases and cardio-pulmonary exercise tests. For our specialist asthma and allergy service, we perform histamine challenges and skin prick testing lung clearance index (LCI) testing and Impulse Oscilometry (IOS). For our tertiary Sleep and Ventilation patients, we perform inpatient and outpatient sleep studies including multi-channel polygraphy and overnight oximetry. We also have the ability to do Hypoxic Challenge tests and shunt testing. We hope to develop the Sleep service to provide nocturnal capnography and full polysomnography in the future.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would have a science degree (Bsc) or equivalent in a relevant field. Training and clinical experience within the NHS is also desirable. Completion of, or working towards ARTP qualifications or an enthusiasm to undertake these are desirable. However, it is not expected that applicants be competent in the testing outlined above. This is a training post and required skills and training will be built into the post holder’s development. Work ethic and alignment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
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 Trainee Respiratory Physiologist with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Respiratory physiologist role. The advertised salary is £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Oct 2026.
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