Job Summary
We are recruiting an enthusiastic and dedicated Band 5 Respiratory Physiologist to join our Respiratory Physiology team in London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our department offers a range of standard lung function and sleep diagnostic testing as well as CPAP and oxygen therapy, across our Trust sites. Our physiologists assess patients referred internally by our consultants and externally from GP surgeries through direct access to diagnostics pathways. We have a small, friendly and dedicated team that is growing to meet clinical demands. We work closely with our MDT teams including consultants, nurses, admin teams and other referring teams.
As a Respiratory Physiologist you will undergo inhouse training and competency assessments for the duties of this role. In time you are expected to undergo formal training from a professional body (ARTP). While training you will be supervised and assessed by your senior and more experienced colleagues to gain skills and knowledge for quality diagnostic testing and interpretation. You will collaborate with your colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and caring diagnostic service for patients, visitors, colleagues and other staff members attending the department.
The role will be primarily based at the Lung Function Laboratory in Ealing Community Diagnostic Centre (Ealing Hospital), with cross-site rotations to our laboratories Trust-wide (Central Middlesex Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital) according to service needs.
Main duties of the job
* Undertaking and completing inhouse and formal training and competency for the duties in the role, and routine review of competencies, under supervision of workplace trainer and mentors. Maintaining personal development through continued professional development (CPD).
* Performing quality assured lung function and sleep study diagnostic testing and reporting independently after training.
* Supporting the work of senior and apprentice respiratory physiologist colleagues with lung function and sleep clinics, and seeking support from senior colleagues with duties and scenarios beyond scope of your role
* Collaborating with respiratory and sleep admin staff on patient bookings, patient contact and updating pathway metrics spreadsheets
* Adhering to Trust, Directorate and departmental policies in routine clinical practice and patient care
* Working across sites at Ealing CDC/Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals according to service needs
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job details
Reference number: 337-NP-9303MS
Job locations: Ealing CDC Lung Function Laboratory, Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Date posted: 30 December 2025
Qualifications and Experience
* Essential: An undergraduate degree in respiratory physiology (PTP) or healthcare science or equivalent.
* Essential: Experience of performing spirometry.
* Essential: Experience of working with patients or customer care.
* Desirable: Experience of working in the NHS.
* Desirable: Experience of full lung function testing.
* Desirable: Experience of conducting sleep study tests and CPAP reviews.
Skills, abilities and attributes
* Essential: Knowledge of respiratory anatomy, physiology and pathology.
* Essential: Evidence and awareness of excellent patient care.
* Essential: Ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
* Essential: Ability to communicate effectively in an emotional or hostile situation.
* Essential: Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Essential: Proficiency in computer literacy.
* Essential: Good time management and organisational skills.
* Desirable: Knowledge of respiratory and sleep disorders, and treatment and management of these.
HEART values
* Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect and teamwork.
* Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer Details
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Ealing CDC Lung Function Laboratory, Ealing Hospital
Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW
Website: https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk
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