Junior Assistant Respiratory Sleep Physiologist | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The lung function and sleep diagnostics departments at City and QMC site are rapidly developing.

Do you have an interest working in a healthcare environment performing respiratory and basic sleep related diagnostic tests with patients? We are looking for two candidates to work within the sleep based over both City and QMC lung function and sleep units.

Do you enjoy variety in your working day combined with clinical patient testing and some administrative roles specific to the lung function department? Then this role might be just what you are looking for.

There are also further opportunities for career development within this field via degree apprenticeship roles in due course following completion of relevant in house and external training competencies.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

You will be working in the busy diagnostic lung function and sleep services unit at City or QMC campus where all training is performed in-house to deliver a range of respiratory related breathing tests including the collection and analysis of blood samples. In addition to basic sleep investigations.
You will perform some administrative duties related to your clinical role., See attached job description; to be part of a team of physiologists performing a range of basic routine and more complex respiratory and sleep physiological measurements to appropriate standards and in accordance with local and national guidelines.

During employment the post holder will be supervised whilst training until proven competent to practice. All relevant mandatory training is provided.

As part of the interview process you will be asked to perform a short presentation, the title of which will be given to if you are successfully shortlisted.

You would join a team of established physiologists based at City and QMC campus's lung function and sleep unit as well as working alongside the department secretary and other respiratory and sleep health care scientists. Team working and supporting each other to complete the high volume daily clinical workload is essential and the new candidates must demonstrate awareness of the skills needed for team working at interview.

If you possess a good general level of education to GCSE / O level standard, then this role will expand on that underpinning knowledge but also give you a clearly defined career path in respiratory diagnostics with the possibility of career progression for the right candidates.

There is an expectation that dependent on the service needs, you would be able to work across the main sites within Nottingham University Hospitals of City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.