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Chief Respiratory Physiologist
Job in
Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-01-30
Listing for:
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-30
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Medical Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
- To be responsible for providing a high-quality diagnostic and patient focused service.
- To oversee the respiratory and sleep services on the CMH, NPH and Ealing Hospital main site, and support the Ealing CDC team when required.
- To authorise, perform, interpret and report on a range of complex and highly specialised diagnostic clinical investigations in line with national, Trust, departmental and professional directives.
- To assist the Lead Respiratory Physiologist and deputise when required.
- To be responsible for the clinical supervision and mentoring of junior physiologists, providing training and assessment of competency.
- To ensure personal development through continued professional development (CPD).
- To carry out duties and responsibilities according to Directorate and Trust policies.
- To oversee the running of the respiratory and sleep services, ensuring they are offering a high standard of care.
- To independently perform and oversee the physiology team on a range of diagnostic tests and procedures listed below.
- To provide patients with access to appropriate information when required.
- To review test results generated by other clinical physiologists.
- To take part in cross site rotation to Central Middlesex Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital.
- To assist in the team management and deputise for the lead physiologist when required.
- Spirometry using a range of spirometers
- Measurement of dynamic lung volumes by flow volume loops
- Measurement of transfer factor by single breath method
- Measurement of static lung volumes by whole body plethysmography/nitrogen washout
- Assessment of bronchodilator response
- Educate patients regarding peak flow monitoring
- Inhaler education
- Ambulatory oxygen assessment, using 6-minute walk
- FeNO testing
- Investigation of sleep disordered breathing using Pulse-oximetry monitoring
- Polygraphy sleep monitoring using NOX
- CPAP set up and education
- CPAP troubleshooting
- Physiologist led remote CPAP clinics
- CPAP follow up clinic
For further details or informal visits contact:
Name:
Linda Mann,
Job title:
Respiratory Physiology Lead, Email address: , Telephone number:
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