Trainee Clinical Physiologist: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Harefield hospital is part of the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and offers world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.

An opportunity has arisen to join a team of Clinical Physiologists in the Respiratory Physiology Department, (encompassing Lung Function, Sleep and Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)) at Harefield Hospital. The successful applicant will receive training to carry out a wide range of physiological investigations including pulmonary function tests, exercise tests and diagnostic sleep studies on respiratory, cardiac and transplant patients. Additionally, the department is also responsible for providing treatment and aftercare for sleep disordered breathing & NIV.

 

Main duties of the job

The role involves performing lung function tests, patients performing a range of breathing manoeuvres through a mouthpiece. Downloading and analysing data from diagnostic sleep study equipment. Preparing the devices for collection by patients. Fitting patients with appropriate masks to administer CPAP and BiPAP NIV and explaining & coaching the patients with using these forms of therapy. The role also involves using a range of software platforms for both the tests and electronic patient records (EPR) & booking system, EPIC, for which full training will also be provided. The successful candidate will therefore also need to be computer literate with basic windows packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Should be aware of lung function test and /or sleep studies 2

Desirable

  • Experience of lung function tests
  • Experience of sleep services
  • Working in an NHS outpatient clinic environment
  • Experience of lung function and Sleep & vent outpatient clinics

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in a human physiology subject
  • Graduated for BSc and /or MSC at time of application

Desirable

  • Clinical Physiology Degree

Skills

Essential

  • Able to use a computer
  • Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Able to work individually as well as part of a team

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: 01 September 2025

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