# Advanced Paediatric Sleep Physiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-paediatric-sleep-physiologist/062b705e-c3b0-4573-81b7-1b2e209731b6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-paediatric-sleep-physiologist/062b705e-c3b0-4573-81b7-1b2e209731b6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:30:56.026Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Respiratory_Medicine/Paediatric_Respiratory_Medicine-v8006929 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8006929?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Highly Specialised Paediatric Sleep Physiologist to join the existing Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Physiology team within West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH). This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a growing and dynamic paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation service, supporting infants, children and young people with a wide range of complex sleep and respiratory conditions. Based primarily at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the role includes cross-site working across all WLCH hospitals, collaborating closely with Consultants, Clinical Scientists, Physiologists, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists and wider multidisciplinary teams. In return, WLCH offers: - Outstanding learning and development opportunities - Access to specialist clinical supervision and leadership development - Opportunities to participate in research and innovation through Imperial College London and the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH) - A supportive multidisciplinary working environment - Opportunities to work across diverse specialist paediatric services - Access to NHS pension and staff benefits schemes If you are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people and thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, we would welcome your application. ### Main duties of the job The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and within West London Children’s Healthcare, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.  The post holder may be required to supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers. The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions. For therapy services where there is current weekend working, the post holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key areas of responsibility will include clinical practice, leadership and management, education, research and professional development. The following key focus points of the role are: - Clinical Practice - To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. - To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques. - To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload.  To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. - To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required - Leadership and Management - To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work. - To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole. - To manage changes in service and staffing, both planned and unpredictable, and support and facilitate staff with caseload management. - To ensure that all staff within the team have appropriate support for their clinical practice and continuing professional development through team meetings, review, supervision, appraisal, training and development. To be a role model for more junior staff members. - To assist with performance management of more junior staff, technical instructors, support workers and students as required. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Highly Specialised Paediatric Sleep Physiologist to join the existing Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Physiology team within West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH). This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a growing and dynamic paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation service, supporting infants, children and young people with a wide range of complex sleep and respiratory conditions. Based primarily at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the role includes cross-site working across all WLCH hospitals, collaborating closely with Consultants, Clinical Scientists, Physiologists, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists and wider multidisciplinary teams. In return, WLCH offers: If you are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people and thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, we would welcome your application. ## Job Description The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and within West London Children’s Healthcare, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.  The post holder may be required to supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers. The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions. For therapy services where there is current weekend working, the post holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies. ## Responsibilities Key areas of responsibility will include clinical practice, leadership and management, education, research and professional development. The following key focus points of the role are: 1.    Clinical Practice 1.1      To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. 1.2      To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques. 1.3      To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload.  To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. 1.4      To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required 2.    Leadership and Management 2.1     To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work. 2.2     To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole. 2.3     To manage changes in service and staffing, both planned and unpredictable, and support and facilitate staff with caseload management. 2.4     To ensure that all staff within the team have appropriate support for their clinical practice and continuing professional development through team meetings, review, supervision, appraisal, training and development. To be a role model for more junior staff members. 2.5     To assist with performance management of more junior staff, technical instructors, support workers and students as required. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 2+ years’ experience working in a paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation unit in a band 6+ physiology role. - 3 – 4 years’ experience working in a sleep physiology unit. - Experience assisting in department management, including line-management of junior staff - Experience assisting in department operational including implementing and maintaining departmental policies and procedures. **Desirable** - Experience in leading or contributing to departmental research projects - Experience in assisting with the business development of the department ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Physical abilities such as to meet the requirements of the role with any reasonable adjustments ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Approachable, caring, kind and honest - Punctual and enthusiastic - Calm under reasonable pressure - Good Customer Skills - Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Undergraduate degree in physiological sciences or equivalent **Desirable** - Post graduate degree (Masters or equivalent) in physiological sciences, or equivalent. - RPGST or equivalent qualification - Registered Clinical Scientist (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) ### Skills / Knowledge / Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrates strong theoretical knowledge of respiratory and sleep investigations, with competence in setting up, supervising, and interpreting paediatric cardiorespiratory sleep studies to AASM standards, including patients with complex needs or on long-term ventilation or oxygen support. - Possesses advanced technical skills to independently troubleshoot and manage diagnostic equipment and long-term ventilation devices such as CPAP and NIV. - Provides effective patient and carer support, including mask fitting, CPAP/NIV education, troubleshooting, and participation in ongoing annual reviews. - Applies sound clinical judgement in complex situations, understands professional limitations, and seeks advice appropriately when required. - Effectively plans and organises workload and patient scheduling, works both autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams, communicates complex clinical information clearly to diverse audiences, and demonstrates advanced IT skills. **Desirable** - Competent in the set-up, supervision, and interpretation of polysomnographic sleep studies in children to AASM standards - Competent in performing and interpreting spirometry in children - Ability to perform more complex lung function testing in adults and/or children ## Documents - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292435) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [advanced sleep physiologist b7 jd (pdf, 404.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10296502) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.