Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiologist

We are seeking a candidate with energy and enthusiasm, who has extensive experience in sleep physiology, preferably in paediatrics, to further develop the services. In return, you will be supported by a dedicated and friendly team. You must be highly motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively. Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills are essential, as is a flexible approach to work. The ideal candidate will possess excellent assessment, observational, and management skills, as well as in-depth technical expertise to set up sleep studies, accurately score them, and provide initial reports.

King's College Hospital is looking for a Band 7 WTE Paediatric Respiratory Physiologist to join the paediatric respiratory medicine and sleep services team. The successful candidate will manage and deliver lung physiology testing within the Variety Children's Hospital.

The post holder will lead the paediatric lung function lab and manage the delivery of a range of routine, specialised and advanced physiological respiratory function tests. They will support junior colleagues in performing and analysing investigations and become an integrated member of the paediatric respiratory team.

The Paediatric Respiratory Centre at the Variety Children's Hospital, King's College Hospital, offers secondary and tertiary referral services for children with complex lung disease and cystic fibrosis, primarily serving Southeast London, Kent, and Sussex. The Centre delivers comprehensive paediatric respiratory care, from full diagnostic services and chronic condition management to acute inpatient care and hospital-wide consultations., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching hospitals with over 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 13,000 staff based across five main sites in Southeast London and Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) site in Camberwell and the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley, Orpington Hospital, and some services at Beckenham Beacon and Queen Mary's Sidcup.

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, foetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.