Senior Clinical Physiologist

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The respiratory physiology service has an opportunity to appoint a motivated, enthusiastic individual to the role of Senior Clinical Physiologist. The service provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic testing on a wide variety of patients with both respiratory and non-respiratory conditions. You will join a busy, friendly, multidisciplinary team including physiologists, clinical scientists, administrators and consultants.

The post is primarily based at the Sleep Centre in Charing Cross Hospital, where they will be involved in a wide range of diagnostic tests and treatments including CPAP provision and support, Respiratory polygraphy, PSG/MSLT and NIV. As part of the cross-site rota, there will also be the opportunity to work in lung function departments within the Trust.

We host students from the PTP and STP courses so there will be an opportunity to be involved in teaching, training and supervision of junior staff. The postholder will be required to deputise for the Chief Clinical Physiologist in their absence and to proactively contribute to the wider development of the service.
It is essential for the successful applicant to have had previous experience in either sleep physiology or lung function testing, with a good science background with a BSc in Healthcare Science (respiratory major) or equivalent. It would be preferable if you have obtained the ARTP practitioners examination and are working towards RCCP registration or AHCS equivalence.

Main duties of the job

• Perform standard lung function testing, unsupervised, gaining accurate and clinical valuable measurements.
• Standard lung function testing including dynamic lung volumes by spirometry; static lung volumes by whole body plethysmography and nitrogen washout; transfer factor for carbon monoxide by single breath method; assessment of bronchodilator response; field exercise testing.
• Assist in the efficient performance and administration of the Lung Function service and efforts to improve these.
• Maintain and repair departmental equipment in conjunction with senior staff and clinical engineering.
• Support the development, implementation and testing of new diagnostic procedures within the department.
• Assume full responsibility for running the laboratory in the absence of the Principal Clinical Physiologist.
• Work towards state registration as a Clinical Physiologist through voluntary registration and prescribed professional exams.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Healthcare Science or equivalent
• Able to progress to HCPC/RCCP registration

Desirable criteria

• CPD by attendance at internal and external lectures, seminars and courses

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant practical experience

Desirable criteria

• Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures within respiratory physiology

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Planning and organisation of a number of activities including own duties and patient scheduling
• Attention to detail throughout patient testing
• Overcome barriers such as language and disability to gain full understanding.
• Ability to communicate effectively to hostile or highly emotional patients
• Use of persuasive, motivational skills with empathy and re-assurance skills
• Judgement skills using complex facts and situations with regards to patients

Desirable criteria

• Experience of analysing respiratory and full polysomnography sleep studies
• Previous experience of capillary +/- arterial blood gas sampling
• Previous experience of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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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.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 600.5KB)
• FRF (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)