Paediatric Respiratory Sleep/LTV Physiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Southampton Childrens hospital is a 115 bedded hospital catering for both local and regional children from the Wessex Region including the Channel Isles. Southamptons Childrens Hospital is a Major Paediatric Trauma Centre in the region.

The childrens hospital provides specialist intensive and high dependency care, regional cardiac, neurological and neuro surgery, regional orthopaedic, urology, general , renal and ear nose and throat surgery and is the regional oncology centre. The children hospital has a dedicated childrens emergency department , day surgical / medical unit, childrens outpatients and Bursledon House which is a specialist unit treating a range of conditions. Southampton Childrens Hospital is a centre for paediatric research projects.

Within the site also sits our tertiary level 3 medical and surgical neonatal unit.

Our specialist paediatric consultants, nurses and wider healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities for children and their parents.The Childrens Hospital offers many learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to with support from ward based Clinical Facilitators and a central Paediatric Education Team.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOULL DO

You will help manage the inpatient and home sleep service in coordination with the Sleep & Respiratory Technicians and the Sleep Physiologists. You will organise and run clinics where families are trained to use home sleep study equipment and analyse and provide specialist interpretation of the sleep study results for the Respiratory clinicians.

On three scheduled (according to rota) nights per month you will also run LTV titration sleep studies. On these nights you will admit patients, apply sleep study sensors, monitor physiologic signals, and adjust ventilator settings according to a prescription and standardised protocols.

Assist in the management of the waiting list for inpatient studies and coordinate the study dates and diary management for this group of patients.

There will be opportunities to attend LTV clinics and increase knowledge base on other aspects of respiratory physiology.

Training on procedure, policies, equipment and software will be provided.

WHAT WERE LOOKING FORWe are looking for an enthusiastic physiologist with formal training to a BSc or equivalent level, or with very specific equivalent training and experience in a Respiratory or Sleep Laboratory or similar clinical environment. You must have:

the ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings the ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety the ability to work with respiratory equipment and trouble shoot problems good organisation skills and effective time management

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification prior to application.If you have previously applied for this role and not been successful then please do not reapply.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training required

Essential

• Scientific knowledge acquired through formal training to Healthcare Science BSc (Respiratory) or equivalent level, or specific equivalent training and experience.

Desirable

• Experienced and competent in additional clinical skills as per job description.
• Relevant clinical experience in paediatric long term ventilation (either in the acute or community setting)
• Knowledge and understanding of carrying out sleep studies.
• RSCN or RN (Child) Registered with NMC

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

• Experience working in a Respiratory or Sleep Physiology Laboratory or similar clinical environment.
• Experience working with children.

Desirable

• Experience in care and maintenance of respiratory and sleep equipment, including ventilators.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)