Based mainly in hospitals, physiological scientists (also known as clinical physiologists and formerly as medical technical officers) use sophisticated equipment and techniques to measure the functioning of vital organs, such as the heart, lungs and brain, in patients who are often seriously ill. They record and report the physiological data they obtain to help diagnose disease, plan treatment, and measure the effects of previous treatment. Many physiological scientists are also responsible for teaching and training other staff.
Physiological scientists tend to specialize in certain fields of medicine, such as cardiology, respiratory function or audiology. Job titles may differ according to the specialist area. Tasks undertaken very much depend on the area in which you choose to specialize. However, typical work activities involve operating and maintaining highly complex equipment and using sophisticated techniques to diagnose disease and treat patients.
This involves: using specialized equipment to perform clinical physiological tests, recording and analyzing physiological data from equipment in order to help medical staff, and occasionally carrying out related calculations, reporting physiological data to help diagnose disease, identify treatment regimes and measure the effects of treatment, accurately measuring the functions of a patient's body, such as digestion or breathing, moving equipment or patients in wheelchairs into position.
Monitoring patients' conditions, giving them relevant information and instructions, and reassuring them, maintaining and calibrating equipment, including therapeutic and diagnostic equipment used in patients' homes, ensuring the safe use of expensive and complex equipment and any related substances, reporting equipment faults and ensuring that appropriate levels of consumables are maintained, Clinical physiologists may also provide clinical supervision and training of junior and trainee staff.
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