# Paediatric Respiratory Physiologist

**Company**: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £38,488 to £46,852 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An opportunity for a Paediatric Respiratory Physiologist has become available on a one-year fixed-term contract. The post holder will join the Paediatric Respiratory Department at Royal Brompton Hospital with some cross-site working at the Evelina Children's Hospital.

You will be part of the busy and friendly Respiratory Physiology team and Paediatric Respiratory Multidisciplinary team. This exciting role involves being part of the physiology service for paediatric respiratory medicine. The service is responsible for a variety of clinical responsibilities, performing a wide range of respiratory investigations.

The successful candidate will work in clinics as well as theatres and on the ward. Duties involve performing a range of physiological tests including spirometry, FeNO, impedance studies, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

The post holder will be expected to explain tests clearly to children in an age-appropriate manner to enable them to perform physiological tests, working with the child, family, and multidisciplinary team members to obtain accurate results and achieve best possible outcomes.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Performing respiratory physiology tests

- Analysing test data and producing reports

- Explaining tests to children in an age-appropriate manner

- Working with the child, family, and multidisciplinary team members

**Person Specification:**

- Essential: BSc/Btec or equivalent

- Desirable: Registration, ARTP part 1 and 2 or equivalent

- Essential: Experience with children, knowledge of respiratory physiology

- Desirable: Experience of working with children in a healthcare environment, experience of performing respiratory physiological tests

- Essential: Ability to communicate well both orally and in writing, able to work under pressure with patients with complex medical conditions, able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

## Skills

### Required
- respiratory physiology
- spirometry
- FeNO
- impedance studies
- cardiopulmonary exercise testing
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- Registration
- ARTP part 1 and 2 or equivalent
- experience of working with children in a healthcare environment
- experience of performing respiratory physiological tests

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