Respiratory Physiologist

This role is based predominantly in Respiratory Lung Function, with the opportunity also to gain experience in Sleep and Ventilation medicine.

This is a Band 6 post, mainly based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, but with the vision of offering services at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and John Radcliffe Hospitals in due course. The department works closely with the University and the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit and there are excellent opportunities to participate in research projects in partnership with the university and the Trials Unit.

The Lung Function Lab provides a vital service to patients with respiratory disease and also in supporting a number of other clinical services within the Trust who rely heavily on the skills provided by this specialist team.

Oxford itself is rich in culture and offers a combination of excellent schools, a plethora of green spaces, proximity to the Cotswolds and the Chilterns and good public transport links to London., It involves maintaining and contributing to excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice across the Lung Function and Sleep and Ventilation Units and contributing to their further growth and development.

To be able to perform with minimal supervision the physiological tests listed under main responsibilities.

To obtain accurate and informative results from patients and any other subjects performing the tests ensuring specifics of individual trial protocols are met.

To be involved in work requiring a considerable degree of responsibility and autonomy and include activities that are complex and/ or non-routine.

To be able to supervise and help train more junior members of staff/trainees in the clinical dept., plus organisational and management duties to assist the smooth running of the department.

To demonstrate care and respect, for both patients and fellow staff members.

To become an ARTP Practitioner (Level III) Respiratory Physiologist with the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology within an agreed timeframe

Train in Sleep physiology and gain experience in CPAP and NIV set ups, performing, analysing and develop skill in the interpretation of overnight oximetry studies and blood gases.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.