An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic band 6 Clinical Physiologist / Scientist to join the Liverpool Sleep and Ventilation Service. We welcome applications from colleagues who have a particular interest in caring for patients within the respiratory medicine speciality.
You will use your determination and compassion to care to manage patients throughout their journey from referral, diagnosis, selection of appropriate treatment pathway, holistic assessments, through to long term care and support for those patients who require ventilatory support. This will include reviewing patients in the outpatient and inpatient setting, via telephone or face to face who present with a variety of sleep related disorders.
The Sleep physiologist / Scientist will be expected to manage their workload and work closely within the specialist Sleep MDT.
Full training will be provided in house for any applicants that lack depth of specialist sleep experience. Annex 21 route is available with the expectation that all training competencies will be completed within.
· 0 - 2 months for Respiratory Polygraphy and Actigraphy.
· 0 - 6 months to include PSG setups, PSG reporting, MSLT/MWT.
On completion of in-house training, it will be expected that successful candidates will complete the PgCert in Sleep Medicine.
Knowledge and/or management of individuals with sleep related disorders is essential. The role will include care of patients with both breathing related sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) or obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and non-breathing related sleep disorders such as Narcolepsy, REM behaviour disorders and circadian rhythm disorders.
Thorough history taking is essential, with the ability to perform appropriate clinical examination. Review patients, set them up with CPAP therapy, review efficacy of this therapy & identify further testing if required. Patients with OSA or OHS may be of a high clinical risk and the physiologist / scientist should identify deterioration, can escalate care when needed and be able to perform and interpret Arterial Blood gases.
To perform, analyse, interpret and produce reports on basic (Oximetry, Polygraphy, Actigraphy) and advanced sleep studies (PSG, MSLT, MWT).
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
· Perform a wide range of specialist sleep tests and assessments within the sleep service. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
· Assist with service development and service improvement objectives.
· Assist with the delivery of all Staff development and educational needs in all levels of learners (2, 4, 6). This includes coordination of trainee placements and assessment of competency.
· Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients
within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and
discharge arrangements.
· Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers /
relatives.
· Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required
information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care
delivery.
· Recognise changes in patients’ condition that require the intervention of others
and refer on as appropriate.
· To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient
problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
· To provide specialist input and support to all members of the Sleep MDT to contribute to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025