Specialist Respiratory Physiologist/ Healthcare Scientist

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

1. 5 hours per week (Monday - Friday: 4 day week) (compressed hours available too)

Permanent

Interview Date: 18th June 2025

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This position may be offered at a Band 5 with progression to Band 6, subject to the successful candidate achieving sufficient competencies for a Band 6 role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and well-motivated qualified band 6 Respiratory Physiologist, with the relevant experience to join our busy Physiological Sciences department. The successful candidate will expected to be an effective member of the Respiratory team providing a high standard of physiological measurements including a wide range of basic and advanced respiratory, sleep and oesophageal services and patient care to both out-patients and in-patients.

Able to demonstrate good organisational skills able, to multitask and prioritise effectively and deputise in the absence of the Lead Respiratory Physiologist

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Effective Open Communication

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

• An independent practitioner with the ability to perform, interpret and report on a broad range of respiratory, sleep and oesophageal investigations. Work within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice in the delivery of all aspects of our specialist services within the Physiological Sciences. Duties are to be undertaken whilst maintaining a caring and compassionate environment
• To undertake a range of specialised respiratory & Sleep investigations and treatments as listed to aid diagnosis and treatment of referred patients.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

• 2 years post qualification experience and a further 2 as a Specialist Respiratory Physiologist in broad range of lung function procedures with acquired highly specialist knowledge and experience.

Qualification and Professional Training

• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Respiratory Function) or equivalent level of experience
• Member of Registration Council for Clinical Physiology registered
• Immediate Life Support

• MSc Respiratory Physiology or equivalent experience consolidated by short specialist course training and self-guided study

Personal Qualities

• Organisational skills to fulfil role of section manager including, time management, proactive planning and problem solving
• Good written and oral communication
• Ability to form positive working relationships
• Flexible and reliable
• Good previous health record

Skills and Abilities

• To obtain the best results from patients in a variety tests that require encouragement and motivational tools
• To be able to deal sensitively with anxious or aggressive patients and relatives attending the department
• Frequent concentration is required to interpret and analyse test data and results with a high level of concentration during patient test procedures
• To provide expert opinion and seek co-operation from medical colleagues regarding appropriateness of referrals and make the final and on occasions contentious, decision where changes to the referral form are required or if testing is contraindicated

Other

• To be able to manoeuvre patients in wheelchairs
• To be able to assist patients to transfer from wheelchair to equipment chair
• To be able to move heavy equipment due to lack of space
• To be able to perform forced breathing manoeuvres regularly to demonstrate to and motivate patients.

Please note:

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

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Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

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