Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist - CDC

NHS; Crawley; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job description

Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist - CDC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CDC Healthcare Scientist/CDC Healthcare Science Team Leader to join the team in our busy Respiratory, Sleep Physiology, and Home Ventilation Department.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced physiologist with a diverse skill set to support the management of the CDC Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Service and deputise for the current lead.

The post holder will work across Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) across Surrey and Sussex and acute sites (East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital), delivering high-quality physiological services to both inpatients and outpatients at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. As deputy to the lead, you will play a vital role in the day-to-day running of the unit.

This role requires working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently as a professional. Experience in specialist lung function testing and Home Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) is essential, along with ARTP Part 1 and Part 2 certification or equivalent.

Main duties of the job

For a detailed outline of the responsibilities and duties, please refer to the job description documentation.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, plus high cost allowance