Clinical Physiologist ​/ Healthcare Scientist

Key Responsibilities Include

• Respiratory Physiology (Primary Focus)
  • Perform a range of pulmonary function tests, including spirometry, gas transfer, lung volumes and arterialised capillary blood sampling.
  • Ensure high-quality data acquisition, calibration, and reporting
  • Support delivery of respiratory diagnostic pathways, including triaging and prioritising referrals, balancing routine outpatient activity with urgent inpatient requests and service demand.
  • Contribute to quality assurance, audit, and SOP development within the lung function service
• Sleep Service (Desirable / Flexible Component)
  • Support delivery of sleep diagnostics (e.g. home sleep studies)
  • Assist with CPAP setup and follow-up clinics where appropriate
  • Contribute to sleep pathway administration and MDT discussions as required
• Cross-Service Responsibilities
  • Work flexibly across respiratory and sleep services depending on demand
  • Support service development, audit, and QI initiatives
  • Provide daily supervision, practical training, competency assessment and portfolio support for undergraduate and postgraduate trainees undertaking clinical placements within the department.
  • Support competency assessment and development of learners within the service.
  • Participate in assessment and sign-off of learner competencies in accordance with local and national training standards.

Join our experienced and supportive Respiratory team, where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality pulmonary function testing to support the diagnosis and management of patients with respiratory disease. Working within a well-established multidisciplinary team, you'll provide a range of specialist diagnostic investigations and physiological assessments that directly inform patient care.

The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to our developing Sleep Service. We welcome applications from candidates with experience in sleep diagnostics and CPAP management, as well as those who are keen to develop these skills through training and support. This is an exciting opportunity to work flexibly across both respiratory physiology and sleep services, helping to deliver patient-centred care in line with service needs while developing a broad and rewarding skill set.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term position.

Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust or UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust/Manager. Secondments can’t be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval, you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Max Thomas

Job title:

Site Service Lead – Respiratory Physiology Email address:  Telephone number:

Charlie Welfare - Operations Manager Extension 63925