Specialist Clinical Respiratory Physiology

This is a high quality and varied promotional opportunity within Respiratory Physiology for a practitioner with demonstrable experience in order to show Band 6 entry level of competence in Respiratory Physiology, Sleep and Ventilation, or a first post opportunity for a newly or about to be, qualified Clinical Scientist (Respiratory and Sleep Sciences)., You will provide the full range of respiratory diagnostics, oxygen assessment and a large Sleep & Ventilation Service currently caring for over 5000 patients on either CPAP or NIV.

As well as routine respiratory diagnostics, you should also have experience of performing advanced diagnostic procedures as well as therapeutic interventions in a sleep and ventilation service.

You should have the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) BSc in Healthcare Science (Cardiovascular & Respiratory and Sleep Science) or Certified Equivalence, or BSc in Clinical Physiology (Respiratory), or MSc in Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Sciences) and be on, or in the process of applying for, the RCCP or AHCS Accredited Registers OR qualifications and experience which would enable successful application for inclusion on the RCCP or AHCS Accredited Registers, or on the HCPC Statutory Register. You should be able to demonstrate evidence for continuing professional development.

You will require excellent verbal and written communication skills and organisational skills, work well both individually and within a team environment, and be computer literate.

We pride ourselves on being innovative in our thinking and ways of working; we want staff to be fully engaged in our development of services and are constantly looking at enhancing our service provision for our patient groups. Respiratory Physiology has been shortlisted for Clinical Team of the Year in the Trust's annual Star Awards.

We are a training department for STP, PTP and Apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 6 and have many years' experience in training and developing staff in their careers. Both the department and the Trust have a strong commitment to continuing professional development, education and training.