Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Physiologist to join our Paediatric Respiratory team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a growing service that provides highly specialised diagnostic care to children and young people. The role will involve delivering advanced respiratory and sleep physiology services, managing a team of physiologists, and driving innovation and quality improvement within the service. As part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring high quality and will benefit from excellent professional support and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for leading the paediatric respiratory and sleep physiology service, overseeing the day to day operations and ensuring the delivery of high quality diagnostic care. The role includes performing a wide range of highly specialised diagnostic procedures, such as spirometry, lung volume measurements, capillary blood gas analysis, respiratory challenge tests, and advanced sleep studies, including oximetry and polygraphy. The post holder will be required to interpret complex diagnostic results, provide accurate reports, and collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to directly inform patient care and treatment plans.
The successful candidate will also be expected to drive service development, ensuring adherence to national and local policies, including ARTP and BTS standards, while contributing to quality assurance, equipment calibration, and troubleshooting.
In addition to clinical and managerial responsibilities, the post holder will work collaboratively with other professionals across the Trust to provide a seamless service. The role will also involve contributing to research, clinical audit, and quality improvement projects to enhance the service and ensure evidence based practice. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong leadership skills, advanced technical expertise, and a passion for paediatric respiratory care to make a significant impact on patient outcomes and service delivery.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across range of work procedures/practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience i.e. BSc Clinical Physiology and ARTP Part 1 and 2 or equivalent
- Knowledge of specialist and advanced procedures acquired through advanced courses or equivalent experience to Master's equivalent level.
- Documented evidence of good clinical practice.
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional societies (e.g. ARTP/BTS/ERS/BSS)
- Recognised trainer/assessor qualifications
- Post registration qualifications in specialist areas
- Health and safety training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as registered physiologist working in respiratory physiology, with experience performing routine and advanced investigations of respiratory procedures
- Experience of service development
- Experience of team development, supervision, and training of junior staff
Desirable
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Published abstract/articles.
Communication & Relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant/sensitive and complex information to patients in a variety of settings where persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills are required for maximum cooperation.
- Able to provide test instructions to patients with varying levels of understanding and comprehension using empathy, tact, motivation and persuasive skills in order to obtain maximal patient effort and co-operation.
Desirable
- To advise and liaise with patients regarding health promotion and long term care using medical knowledge and experience
- Evidence of use of supervisory skills.
Analytical & Judgement skills
Essential
- Selection of best technically accurate and reproducible results obtained following local and national guidelines.
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex data to formulate complex factual reports requiring highly specialised expertise and knowledge.
- Provision of factual verbal reports for investigations to medical staff and recognition of any unexpected abnormal investigation results.
Desirable
- Decisive approach to difficult decision making
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Planning and organisation of own work and that of junior staff, on an ongoing basis, including the arrangement of cover and staff redeployment often at short notice.
- Able to plan, prioritise and manage own work autonomously
- Ability to lead short and long term planning for provision of paediatric respiratory physiology.
Desirable
- Experience of change management
Physical skills
Essential
- Competent to perform full range of highly specialist respiratory investigations as specified in the job description.
- Highly developed physical skills requiring high degree of accuracy, dexterity and co-ordination (e.g. complex eye-hand coordination, highly developed fine manipulation skills, fine visual skills).
Desirable
- Demonstration of accuracy, neatness and attention to detail.
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Physically able to move and handle patients and equipment
- Desire to develop own potential
- Adaptable and flexible to the changing demands of the role
- Positive attitude to changing role.
- Adaptable to flexible start/finish times to meet workload demands. Desirable criteria Maximum score 2
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to listen and show sympathy and empathy to people who may be distressed or anxious.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge across range of work procedures/practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience i.e. BSc Clinical Physiology and ARTP Part 1 and 2 or equivalent
- Knowledge of specialist and advanced procedures acquired through advanced courses or equivalent experience to Master's equivalent level.
- Documented evidence of good clinical practice.
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional societies (e.g. ARTP/BTS/ERS/BSS)
- Recognised trainer/assessor qualifications
- Post registration qualifications in specialist areas
- Health and safety training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as registered physiologist working in respiratory physiology, with experience performing routine and advanced investigations of respiratory procedures
- Experience of service development
- Experience of team development, supervision, and training of junior staff
Desirable
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Published abstract/articles.
Communication & Relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant/sensitive and complex information to patients in a variety of settings where persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills are required for maximum cooperation.
- Able to provide test instructions to patients with varying levels of understanding and comprehension using empathy, tact, motivation and persuasive skills in order to obtain maximal patient effort and co-operation.
Desirable
- To advise and liaise with patients regarding health promotion and long term care using medical knowledge and experience
- Evidence of use of supervisory skills.
Analytical & Judgement skills
Essential
- Selection of best technically accurate and reproducible results obtained following local and national guidelines.
- Analysis and interpretation of highly complex data to formulate complex factual reports requiring highly specialised expertise and knowledge.
- Provision of factual verbal reports for investigations to medical staff and recognition of any unexpected abnormal investigation results.
Desirable
- Decisive approach to difficult decision making
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Planning and organisation of own work and that of junior staff, on an ongoing basis, including the arrangement of cover and staff redeployment often at short notice.
- Able to plan, prioritise and manage own work autonomously
- Ability to lead short and long term planning for provision of paediatric respiratory physiology.
Desirable
- Experience of change management
Physical skills
Essential
- Competent to perform full range of highly specialist respiratory investigations as specified in the job description.
- Highly developed physical skills requiring high degree of accuracy, dexterity and co-ordination (e.g. complex eye-hand coordination, highly developed fine manipulation skills, fine visual skills).
Desirable
- Demonstration of accuracy, neatness and attention to detail.
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Physically able to move and handle patients and equipment
- Desire to develop own potential
- Adaptable and flexible to the changing demands of the role
- Positive attitude to changing role.
- Adaptable to flexible start/finish times to meet workload demands. Desirable criteria Maximum score 2
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to listen and show sympathy and empathy to people who may be distressed or anxious.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).