An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Respiratory Physiologist to lead our Sleep and CPAP service. You will be responsible for the operational management of the service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
This senior role includes providing expert professional leadership, supporting clinical staff, and maintaining a high standard of diagnostic and therapeutic service. You will communicate regularly with the consultant lead to ensure the smooth running and ongoing development of the service.
You will play a key role in strategic planning and service development, contributing to discussions and projects that enhance care pathways and promote integrated working across the local healthcare system. Your input will help shape the future of sleep and respiratory care within the Trust and wider community.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in respiratory and sleep diagnostics, including CPAP therapy, along with strong leadership and organisational skills.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a lasting impact on patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Perform standard lung function testing, unsupervised, gaining accurate and clinical valuable measurements.
Standard lung function testing including dynamic lung volumes by spirometry; static lung volumes by whole body plethysmography and nitrogen washout; transfer factor for carbon monoxide by single breath method; assessment of bronchodilator response; 6 min walk testing and capillary blood gasses.
Analysis of respiratory polygraphy; CPAP initiation, education, home monitoring and maintenance of equipment; follow-up patients on CPAP therapy, trouble-shoot problems and alter treatment if required. Participate in rota for conducting patient ‘hook-ups’ for nocturnal full polysomnography studies
Obtain reproducible and clinically meaningful results, acknowledging when to reject poor measurements and technical errors in order to gain the best and most accurate results.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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