Associate Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist
Posting date: | 15 July 2024 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 pa (pro rata) |
Hours: | Part time |
Closing date: | 14 August 2024 |
Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 6474536/387-WC-7063-LH |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiology team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. We are seeking to recruit two Band 4 Associate Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists, one working FT and one working LTFT. One post holder will be expected to be part of the night shift rota, overseeing patients attending for sleep studies.
The post holders will help to deliver the provision of respiratory physiology testing within the Children’s Hospital alongside the current Lead Physiologists and Associate Physiologists, and the service provided by the adult respiratory physiology department. The post holders will also help to deliver inpatient and outpatient sleep studies within the Children’s Hospital.
Paediatric respiratory medicine at the Children’s Hospital provides a tertiary service for children across the South West, including services for children with cystic fibrosis, asthma, neuromuscular disease, and those on long term ventilation. The Children’s Hospital has all the paediatric sub-specialities on the same site and sits next to the adult hospital with a full respiratory physiology lab.
We are looking for individuals with energy and enthusiasm who are committed to providing a high quality service. Previous experience in respiratory or sleep physiology investigations would be beneficial, however full training will be provided.
Main duties of the job:
The post holders will be responsible for supporting an efficient and high quality service in the field of Paediatric Respiratory Physiology and Sleep Medicine, and for providing the very best care for patients during their inpatient stay or outpatient visit.
• To support the provision of the Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiology service for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
• To undertake a range of lung function investigations on inpatients and outpatients (spirometry, FeNO, nasal NO and bronchodilator response assessments).
• To facilitate the provision of sleep study investigations for inpatients and home sleep studies (overnight oximetry, overnight carbon dioxide monitoring and respiratory polygraphy).
• To train in basic analysis and reporting of sleep studies, following departmental and international standards.
You must be highly motivated, with an ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. As a valued team member you will have effective communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, and excellent attention to detail.
We would very much welcome informal discussions or a visit to enable you to find out more about the role and department. Please contact Kate Kilpin (kate.kilpin@uhbw.nhs.uk) or Rosalind Pring (rosalind.pring@uhbw.nhs.uk) Lead Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists for more information.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Jul 2024
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