Senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled, and hardworking individual to work as a Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist and be involved in all areas of our service.

We are committed to training and development of our staff and would consider employing the right candidate at band 5 with progression to band 6 after successfully meeting set training objectives. Furthermore, we will consider applications from candidates who have significant experience in either Lung Function OR Sleep Physiology and will provide training in the area that requires it.

You will be heavily involved in maintaining the high standards of the existing service but also help to develop and expand the service. You will be required to work across all hospital sites (Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover) but we will prioritise shifts at your preferred location, based on your geography.

You will work within a team of nine Respiratory Physiologists which currently includes; Lead Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Scientist (band 8a), Deputy Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Scientist (band 7), a Trainee Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Scientist (band 6), two Senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists (band 6), Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist (band 5), two Respiratory Physiologists (band 4) and a Trainee Respiratory Physiologist (band 3).

Main duties of the job

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform and report on a range of routine and specialised lung function and sleep investigations on patients with various respiratory conditions. The service currently offers the below respiratory and sleep diagnostic tests and supports the trusts CPAP service working closely with the respiratory nurse specialist teams. Furthermore, we are establishing a respiratory research portfolio within the department with close collaborations with The University of Winchester which you would be encouraged to be involved in.

Routine clinics

• Spirometry +/- bronchial reversibility testing
• Gas transfer
• Static lung volumes (nitrogen washout and body plethysmography)
• FeNO and nasal FeNO
• Haemoglobin testing (POCT)

Complex clinics

• Capillary blood gas sampling
• Respiratory Muscle Function Testing (MIP/MEP/SNIP, seated vs supine VC)
• Bronchial Challenge tests (Mannitol, Methacholine)
• Skin prick allergy testing
• Six-minute walk tests
• Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
• Hypoxic challenge testing
• Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT)

Sleep clinics

• Polygraphy sleep study reporting
• WatchPAT reporting
• CPAP setup
• CPAP FU

The Respiratory and Sleep Physiology service supports the trusts private respiratory and sleep medicine service. As such, you have the option to significantly supplement your NHS salary by undertaking private lung function and sleep diagnostic setups outside of your NHS hours.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Clinical Physiology or BSc Healthcare Science (i.e. PTP or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• ARTP professional qualifications (Full practitioner)
• Minimum 1 year clinical experience post degree

Other Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

• Valid driving license and use of a vehicle
• Cross site working

Desirable criteria

• Research experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Perform and interpret routine and specialised respiratory diagnostics
• Ability to follow protocols for both patient testing and equipment maintenance
• Training junior staff in respiratory physiology

Desirable criteria

• Reporting of polygraphy sleep studies
• Performing CPAP setup and FU work
• Assessment of students

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Flexibility
• Team-working

Desirable criteria

• Managing people, team-working

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 + PS (PDF, 553.4KB)
• Advert (PDF, 85.6KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)