# Senior Respiratory Physiologist -Annex 21 Development Opportunity

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Peterborough City Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Respiratory physiologist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro-rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (This role will initially be across PCH/HH/Doddington and then will relocate to the Community Diagnostic Centre in Peterborough when it opens \[target October 2026\])
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T15:10:35.321Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/North_West_Anglia_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Investigations/Respiratory_Investigations-v8381932
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8381932?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join our expanding Respiratory Investigations team at an exciting time of service growth as we prepare for the opening of the new Peterborough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in October 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Respiratory Physiologist to support the delivery of high-quality respiratory diagnostics across Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and the new CDC. You will work alongside experienced ARTP and AHCS accredited staff performing and reporting a range of respiratory investigations within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

In 2024 our team delivered over 14,000 respiratory diagnostic tests across the Trust, with further expansion planned as part of the CDC development programme.

This role would suit either an experienced Respiratory Physiologist ready for a Band 6 opportunity, or a developing candidate with the right values, aptitude and commitment to progress through an Annex 21 development route.

Applicants who do not yet meet all Band 6 criteria may still be considered under Annex 21 NHS Terms and Conditions arrangements, with structured support and competency development towards substantive Band 6 progression.

### Main duties of the job

- Perform and report a range of respiratory diagnostic investigations.
- Support safe, high-quality patient care across multiple Trust sites.
- Work collaboratively with physiologists, clinicians and the wider MDT.
- Participate in service development, audit and quality improvement activity.
- Support learners and staff in training where appropriate.
- Maintain continuing professional development and competency progression.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for additional detail pertaining to the role.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Ability to perform, report and supervise basic pulmonary function tests
- Ability to perform, report and supervise advanced pulmonary function tests
- Evidence of continuing professional development across a range of clinical diagnostic techniques.

**Desirable**

- High degree of knowledge/clinical acumen in related medical fields

### Experience

**Essential**

- Suitable post qualification experience in performing and teaching respiratory diagnostics
- Proficient and confident in performing a range of lung function investigations
- Basic IT skills

### Key Skills

**Essential**

- Sound interpersonal, organisational and communication skills

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registration in the Respiratory modality through the Registration Council For Clinical Physiologists (with appropriate BSc (hons) in Clinical Physiology or recognised level of qualification in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement)

**Desirable**

- ARTP Part I and II certificates

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886)
- [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865)
- [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788)
- [annex 21 development framework (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710836)
- [senior respiratory physiologist (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710834)
- [band 6 senior respiratory physiologist ps (pdf, 484.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710835)

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