Paediatric Respiratory Sleep​/LTV Physiologist

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Job Title:

Paediatric Respiratory Sleep/LTV Physiologist

Job Type: Permanent

Hours:

26 hours per week

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Respiratory sleep service. Are you passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and using specialist physiological skills to make a real difference to children's lives? We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Respiratory Sleep/LTV Physiologist to join our dynamic Paediatric Respiratory Sleep team. As part of our team you will play a vital part in the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with a wide range of sleep and respiratory disorders, including obstructive sleep apnoea, hypoventilation syndromes and chronic respiratory conditions.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake and interpret a variety of diagnostic investigations, and on dedicated nights you will support the monitoring of non-invasive ventilation therapy. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a service that embraces innovation and research, clinical excellence and patient-centred care. You will be supported to develop your clinical skills and practice by a lead sleep physiologist, senior sleep physiologists and nurses, technicians, dedicated long term ventilation team and the wider paediatric respiratory service, including our lead consultant.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

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. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London.

The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalising your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to manage the inpatient and home sleep service in coordination with the Sleep & Respiratory Technicians and the Sleep Physiologists.

Organising and running 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 two 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,…