# Highly Specialised Respiratory Physiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialised-respiratory-physiologist/461cad2b-f214-49ed-906b-28067bbfe59c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialised-respiratory-physiologist/461cad2b-f214-49ed-906b-28067bbfe59c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T10:12:22.174Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Medicine/Respiratory_Medicine-v8047953 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047953?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you interested in physiology and all things breathing-related? We are looking for a motivated individual to come and join the respiratory physiology team here at UCLH. If you are interested in looking after patients; have good communication and organisational skills, along with the enthusiasm and drive to improve all aspects of patient care, then you could be just the person we are looking for. The successful candidate will join the respiratory physiology team performing complex respiratory and sleep diagnostics across both the UCH and NHNN sites. The main focus of this role is it to help support the respiratory sleep service re-design and implementation of new consumable resupply system across our entire CPAP and NIV cohort. Independent analysis and reporting of both outpatient and inpatient complex respiratory sleep studies will also be a significant part of the role. ### Main duties of the job - Independent performance of all routine and specialised respiratory and sleep diagnostics - Have a working knowledge of routine and more specialised sleep studies including the ability to score and report multichannel sleep studies and transcutaneous CO2 studies. - Initiation of patients onto CPAP and NIV therapy, and optimisation of therapy thereafter and support the set up and running of a remote monitoring service for our domiciliary ventilated patients - To ensure all equipment is calibrated at the appropriate time and maintain good hygiene in both the lung function and sleep labs and troubleshoot technical problems relating to lung function and sleep equipment. - To provide technical support for any research undertaken within the lung function and sleep departments. - Support all junior member of the team in training and CPD within the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Details Are you interested in physiology and all things breathing-related? We are looking for a motivated individual to come and join the respiratory physiology team here at UCLH. If you are interested in looking after patients; have good communication and organisational skills, along with the enthusiasm and drive to improve all aspects of patient care, then you could be just the person we are looking for. The successful candidate will join the respiratory physiology team performing complex respiratory and sleep diagnostics across both the UCH and NHNN sites. The main focus of this role is it to help support the respiratory sleep service re-design and implementation of new consumable resupply system across our entire CPAP and NIV cohort. Independent analysis and reporting of both outpatient and inpatient complex respiratory sleep studies will also be a significant part of the role. ## Job Description Independent performance of all routine and specialised respiratory and sleep diagnostics - Have a working knowledge of routine and more specialised sleep studies including the ability to score and report multichannel sleep studies and transcutaneous CO2 studies. - Initiation of patients onto CPAP and NIV therapy, and optimisation of therapy thereafter and support the set up and running of a remote monitoring service for our domiciliary ventilated patients - To ensure all equipment is calibrated at the appropriate time and maintain good hygiene in both the lung function and sleep labs and troubleshoot technical problems relating to lung function and sleep equipment. - To provide technical support for any research undertaken within the lung function and sleep departments. - Support all junior member of the team in training and CPD within the department. ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum 5 years previous experience in lung function and sleep diagnostics - Theoretical and practical knowledge of respiratory disorders, and the use of lung function tests - Theoretical and practical knowledge of sleep related disorders and their treatment - Previous experience in the use of domiciliary CPAP and NIV therapy - Previous experience in working with patients with neuromuscular conditions ### Communication **Essential** - Ability to liaise and work efficiently with staff of all levels - Excellent written and oral communication ### Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent - ARTP Practitioner qualification or equvalent - RCCP/HCPC registered, or in process of registration **Desirable** - STP Respiratory and Sleep - Sleep MSc - PG Diploma in Respiratory Science ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Keep up with personal CPD - Participate in training and mentoring junior staff and external trainees in achieving professional qualifications ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (docx, 1006.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336960) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336959) ## 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.