Job summary
- Main area
- Lung Function
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-7473159WXH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whipps Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum Inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist
Band 6
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
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Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
We are committed to delivering outstanding patient care through cutting-edge diagnostics and treatment. Our Sleep Medicine Department plays a crucial role in diagnosing and managing sleep disorders, supporting patients to improve their quality of life.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Band 6a Sleep Physiologist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and innovative NHS Trust.
About the Role
As the Band 6 Sleep Physiologist, you will play a pivotal role in leading and facilitating our comprehensive sleep service within the respiratory department. You will work closely with our Lead Physiologist, Dr. John Barry, and the Clinical Lead for Sleep Medicine, Dr. Nadia Gildeh. You will also manage a team of three junior physiologists, overseeing clinical operations while maintaining your own caseload of sleep clinics, CPAP management, sleep reporting, and triage sessions.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and develop the sleep service, ensuring high standards of patient care and service delivery within the respiratory service framework
• Manage CPAP setup, troubleshooting, and patient support
• Oversee and mentor junior physiologists
• Conduct sleep clinics, reporting, and triage sessions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the respiratory service to enhance patient outcomes
Person Specification
• Registered with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) or equivalent
• Experience working within a sleep service, specifically managing CPAP therapy
• Strong communication and teamworking skills, with a passion for service development
Why Join Us?
Whipps Cross Hospital’s Respiratory Service offers a supportive and innovative environment where you can truly make a difference to patients’ lives while advancing your career in sleep medicine. Join us as we expand and improve our sleep service, delivering high-quality care to a growing patient population.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Either: Degree in a Biological subject and ARTP Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent qualification. Or: HTEC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement. Relevant experience as a Band 5 in Lung Function.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding and experience in running CPAP clinics.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching small groups using various presentation media
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge /experience of basic sleep physiology and monitoring techniques (oximetry, respiratory studies and CPAP therapy).
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and Access.
- To be well-organised and able to prioritise own workload and that of others.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having managed a laboratory.
- Evidence of implementing innovation or having had responsibility for part of service delivery.
- Have knowledge /experience of advanced sleep physiology and monitoring techniques.
- Previous experience of Hospital software.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work effectively as an individual and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Have good written and verbal communication skills
- Have sufficient ability to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Willing to be flexible and adapt to new responsibilities and working practice.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching colleagues and patients in physiological monitoring techniques
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Barry
- Job title
- Lead Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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