This post is only open to internal applicants.
Lead Respiratory Physiologist
Band 7
Main area Respiratory Lung Function Testing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week (2 x 1WTE positions) Job ref 387-M4371-DA
Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59
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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
The Respiratory Physiology department at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking for two experienced Lead Physiologists to provide leadership to the Lung Function team and act as a source of clinical expertise for respiratory physiology.
Main duties of the job
As joint Lead of the Respiratory Physiology department at the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) you will have responsibility for the provision and quality of all aspects of the Respiratory Physiology service for UHBW in conjunction with the Specialty Manager, Lead Clinical Scientist and Lead Consultant Physician. This would include the management and development of the Respiratory Physiology services, staff and facilities at the Trust. You will be pivotal in staff training for staff within the department and for external teams and students.
The post holders will provide professional leadership and act as a source of clinical expertise for respiratory physiology, while promoting change and identifying new opportunities for service delivery and prospects for improvement. They will be competent in performing and interpreting a wide range of simple and highly complex assessments in Lung Function and be skilled in the analysis and reporting of results. Participates in (and may initiate) quality assurance, audit and research and development programmes.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MSc/BSc in Clinical Physiology (Respiratory) or PTP/STP or equivalent
* ARTP Part 1 & 2 or Practitioner Exam
* Eligible for RCCP, HCPC, AHCS membership or equivalent
* Evidence of CPD
* Work Based Assessor Training
* Teaching Course
Skills
* Able to work autonomously and is guided by principles and broad occupational policies or regulations
* Able to deal with exposure to distressing and/or emotional circumstances, with occasional exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances, which may include: Patients who have a rapidly deteriorating condition (including paediatric and older adult patients) and End-of-life and Palliative Care issues
* Able to deal with frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions (body odour, sputum) with occasional exposure to hazards (verbal aggression)
* Able to undertake periods of frequent prolonged concentration with occasional intense concentration for advanced procedures and complex analysis of results
* Able to analyse and clinically interpret data from: a range of simple to highly complex specialist test procedures and lung function testing devices with a view to planning and implementing future treatment, where appropriate
* Able to analyse, interpret and handle complex or sensitive information, where empathic or reassurance skills are required and to communicate this to a wide range of people from consultants to patients to the general public and children, including those with sensory, physical or learning difficulties
* Highly developed physical skills, where accuracy and/or speed are essential, and may include manipulation of fine tools, obtaining arterial/capillary blood gases or the assembly of specific complex circuitry
* The post requires a combination of: frequent light physical effort (carrying equipment: 2 – 10kg); o occasional moderate physical effort (moving morbidly obese patients in wheelchairs); frequent standing, kneeling or sitting in a restricted position
* Excellent leadership skills
* Team player
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name callum edwards Job title Respiratory Medicine Specialty Manager Email address callum.edwards@uhbw.nhs.uk
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Address United Bristol Healthcare Trust
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street
Bristol
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Telephone 01173425000 (option 1)
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