Respiratory Physiologist

The Respiratory Laboratory Department, based in the QEH Medicine Directorate at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, provides a clinical service on threemajor Hospital sites - QEH, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup CDC, and Eltham Community Hospital CDC, the service is also establishing acommunity based service.

You would have the opportunity to help provide a high quality, appropriate and effective specialist respiratory test service performing a full range of lung function tests, Sleep Studies and CPAP set ups for outpatients: providing technical reports and interpretation where appropriate. To be responsible for the efficient organisation of the department at all times in conjunction with and in the absence of the Band 7 Physiologist.This role would also provide you with the opportunity to rotate through each site. through each of the sites, 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

An opportunity has arisen to join our Respiratory Physiology department. We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic respiratory physiologist tojoin our busy, and evolving service.

Our trust currently has two physiologists based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We are also in the process of recruiting a team of ARTP trainedHCA's that perform basic respiratory tests in for our community based diagnostic services, and are working towards developing a band 4 juniorphysiologist post within our team.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to excel professionally and is committed to providing a high-quality service. You musthave the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.This exciting new post will be based predominantly in our new Eltham community diagnostics hub, although there will also be the opportunity forregular cross-site working. The successful candidate will be required to work autonomously and be responsible for the day-to-day running of alung function and sleep laboratory within the diagnostic hub.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations