Welcome to the Twitter page for the Respiratory and Clinical Physiology department at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester. For updates, networking and getting to know our team ⭐️ ✋🏻📝

Do you have research experience? Would you like to contribute your lived experience to improving quality of life for the neuromuscular community? Are you looking for flexible and part-time employment? If yes, then check our Research Officer vacancy: https://t.co/b1Yzx4DWr2

🚨 Job alert 🚨 Opportunities for development at the CDC - please share! https://t.co/yqrRMGd8Dc

🚨 Closing soon!! 🚨 https://t.co/EskWeO1GzN

This week we are saying goodbye to Oniza who starts studying Medicine at St Andrews in September ⭐️ Since starting with us she has gained her L4 diploma in HCS 🫁 We wish her all the best with her future endeavours. She is a kind, hardworking team-player; missing her already!

🚨***Closing tomorrow***🚨 🔵 B7 Resp Physiologist 🔵 Specialising in NIV 🔵 Acute to chronic LTV focus 🙌 Great team, professional development opportunities abundant @ARTP_News https://t.co/HcoPmnPPgR

We are so proud of colleague Amy who recently achieved a distinction in her MSc in Clinical Science (Respiratory and Sleep). She is truly fantastic and we are so pleased she is continuing in a role with us 🙌 ⭐️ @UHLRRCV @Leic_hospital @NSHCS @AmyJackson374

Thank you to respiratory physiologists for their vital contribution in enhancing respiratory health! From studying physiology, diagnosing sleep/breathing disorders, they often go unrecognised. Continue to investigate, research, and innovate to make breathing easier for all.

Such a fun team night to celebrate Kloe’s time with us 🥲 Kloe came over from Ulster University and has been with us for the past few months finishing off her BSc in health physiology (respiratory). What a lovely member of the team 🙌 @UlsterUni @UHLRRCV @NSHCS @LearningUHL1

This year, Healthcare Science Week coincides with the annual ARTP conference 🫁 👋 STP student Amy, assistant physiologist Nasreen and physiologist Ellie are representing our department in Brighton 👋 CPD and networking to better our resp services💡 #HCSWeek2023 @ARTP_News

Congratulations to our administration star Luke on his distinction ⭐️ Huge asset to the team. @UHLRRCV @Leic_hospital @LearningUHL1 @UHLApprentices #apprenticeship

It’s Healthcare Science Week! Today our fabulous Y3 STP student @AmyJackson374 is presenting her project work on partial polysomnography scoring as part of her MSc. Now onwards to the ARTP conference - enjoy Amy and team! #HCSWeek2023 @ARTP_News @UHLRRCV @Leic_hospital

🔔 Leicester respiratory physiology roles on NHS jobs now 🔔 12m senior physiologist post (adults) GH: https://t.co/6ihterwPcR 9m assistant physiologist post (paediatrics) LRI: https://t.co/HBNOW73lQ6 Get in touch for more info 👋 @ARTP_News @Leic_hospital

🔜 Paediatric spirometry course 🚨 See below for details

Landmark numbers for perioperative CPET 🫁

Great opportunity in a growing, innovative team. ⭐️ Specialist paediatric physiologist ⭐️ Get your application in today!

🎄

‼️Staff shortages in Respiratory Healthcare Sciences‼️ 🔹Here are those in our department currently undertaking programmes to better our services 📸 (minus a few). 🔹Let’s grow the future workforce! @Leic_hospital @LearningUHL1 @ARTP_News

⭐️ Colleague Vicky started in her new role as assistant physiologist team leader this week ⭐️ Getting stuck in attending an overview session for a new device management system with medical physics team ⭐️ Ideas and planning session with a colleague ⭐️ Congratulations again 👏🏻

Busy week in the physiology department. ‘Tuesday training’ was body plethysmography with departmental lung function guru @SteveC_RespPhys (complete with hidden TV and film quiz including prizes 🍫🏆😆) He knows how to keep the team keen 👨‍🎓🫁

To celebrate hitting 1,000 followers, we’re giving away a FREE kit bag! All you have to do is like and retweet this tweet and we’ll announce the winner two weeks today! Good luck 🏆