Job overview

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint one substantive, full-time Band 6 Senior Physiologists in Respiratory Medicine to join our dynamic and supportive Respiratory team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Highly Specialised Respiratory Physiologist to join our team in the established Pulmonary Function Unit at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The service provides a range of routine pulmonary function tests, including spirometry, gas transfer, lung volumes (via body plethysmography and Nitrogen washout ), reversibility testing and Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing. 

The successful post holders will support the Respiratory Physiology Service in delivering high-quality respiratory diagnostics and sleep therapies to the West Hertfordshire population across our three hospital sites.

The role involves close collaboration with colleagues across the wider Respiratory Department, and flexibility to travel between all three Trust sites will be essential to provide service support where required.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to develop specialist skills within a supportive environment and contribute meaningfully to the delivery and development of Respiratory services.

Main duties of the job

Primary duties and areas of responsibilities:
The post holder will work closely with clinical staff to provide a high-quality respiratory service across the Trust.
They will develop, implement, and maintain quality standards within the service.
The post holder will run independent clinics for the assessment and management of patients with respiratory conditions, including asthma, breathlessness, and sleep disorders.
Responsibilities include patient diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up, requiring a high level of autonomy and clinical expertise.
The role may involve significant contributions to Follow-up of patients on biologic medications for complex asthma.
Providing direct advice for patients with mild sleep apnoea, helping to reduce reliance on consultant-led clinics.
Supporting and further developing respiratory physiology service
The post holder will perform a wide range of respiratory investigations, including but not limited to:
•    Full lung function testing (spirometry, static lung volume, gas transfer)
•    Exercise oximetry (6MWT, cycle ergometry)
•    Reversibility testing
•    Respiratory muscle testing
•    Challenge tests (e.g., Mannitol, exercise-induced asthma)
•    Multichannel home sleep study analysis and reporting
•    Assist Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPEX)

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [email protected]
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We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.