Senior Respiratory Clinical Physiologist

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and suitably qualified individual to join our dynamic and developing team within the respiratory diagnostic department as part of our outstanding trust at LHCH.

Weare a highly motivated team delivering patient centred care, with emphasis on quality and patient safety. We pride ourselves on being innovative in our thinking and ways of working; we want staff to be fully engaged in our development of services and are constantly looking at enhancing our service provision for our patient groups.

The successful candidate will join an existing group of experienced physiologists and assistant physiologists who are highly motivated and committed to delivery diagnostic services to the highest possible standard.

This is a full-time post (37.5 hrs) candidates will need to be familiar with performing and reporting sleep diagnostic testing along with a wide range of lung function tests as per the job description.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of a comprehensive respiratory and oesophageal service. This service will include the following diagnostic and therapeutic modalities (in accordance with NICE guidelines), although this list is not exhaustive: Lung volumes and forced expiratory flows, respiratory gas exchange, blood gases, including routine maintenance and internal and external quality control, oximetry, plethysmography, oesophageal studies, cardio respiratory exercise studies, diagnostic sleep studies, challenge testing.

AClinical physiologist led community spirometry service together with diagnostic reporting. The post-holder must actively participate in all ongoing and development of research, clinical trials and equipment evaluation.Regular teaching and training of trainees, students, medical staff and other healthcare professionals.The post-holder must provide a full diagnostic reporting service for all delivered tests.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • BSc. Clinical Physiology or equivalent
  • ARTP parts 1 and 2
  • ARTP practitioner exam Or equivalent experience within an NHS respiratory setting.
  • Membership of ARTP Professional Body

Desirable

  • Registered with or working towards AHCS /HPC registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate experience within a clinical respiratory setting
  • Must have good knowledge and understanding of both practical and theoretical aspects of a wide range of respiratory testing

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Developing leadership skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Able to communicate with all levels of staff/patients/ Stakeholders etc
  • Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual
  • Able to prioritise workload
  • Able to work under pressure

Values & Behaviours

Essential

  • Ongoing commitment to CPD
  • Knowledge of LHCH Vision and values
  • Punctuality
  • Good attendance record
  • Adherence to LHCH and departmental uniform policy
  • Be Civil, be kind

Other

Essential

  • The post holder will rotate throughout the department. There will be the requirement to travel to COPD Community clinics within Knowsley and Liverpool at times.

Desirable

  • Driving licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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