This post is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Respiratory Physiologist to join our friendly and committed team based at the Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospitals in Fife. Fife is a beautiful area situated on the east coast of Scotland and is close to both Edinburgh and Glasgow, it is a fantastic area to live and work. NHS Fife is a teaching Hospital affiliated with the University of St Andrews which has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.

Applicants for the band 6 position should possess a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification. The post-holder will be innovative and capable of managing their own workload in an efficient and flexible manner and have experience in sleep physiology. The successful candidate will be expected to take a lead role in developing our physiologist sleep service as well as providing support for our current diagnostic respiratory service.

Applications for this post are invited from physiologists who possess a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification.

Cross site working is required.

For informal enquiries please contact Emily Bell, Head of Service Cardio-respiratory at .

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A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer versátil working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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📌 Band 6 Specialist Respiratory Physiologist (Santiago)
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