Main area Respiratory Medicine Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Full Time Contract to be able to work across the two main sites as required but main site is QMC Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 164-7754344
Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross Site Cover For NUH Town Nottingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/06/2026 23:59
Highly Specialised Respiratory and Sleep / NIV Physiologist
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate individual, who has a keen interest in our patient groups and are willing to help the respiratory, sleep and NIV services continue to recover and grow from the implications that have come on the back of the global pandemic.
Main duties of the job
Work in all aspects of lung function, sleep and NIV services, supporting diagnosis and, in some cases, initiating and reviewing the delivery of treatment. Provide clinical support, data analysis, and interpretation of results to inform patient management.
Develop within the team, support training and have the opportunity to gain leadership skills.
Working for our organisation
Our lung function services are busy dynamic services spread across two main acute hospital sites, comprising Nottingham University Hospitals. The trust supports over 12,000 patients receiving therapy for sleep apnea and other ventilation support. Under normal circumstances we perform more than 2,000 lung function investigations per year. You will be joining established teams within NUH who have recently become aligned under new leadership.
Qualifications and Experience
* BSc in Respiratory Physiology or equivalent
* Evidence of attendance at BTS/ERS/ARTP conferences
* ARTP parts 1 and 2
* Experience of performing CPAP initiation and reviews
* Experience of performing NIV initiation and reviews
* Experience performing CPET testing
* Ability to recognise acceptable respiratory physiological results from those caused by poor technique, effort or misunderstanding
* Line management experience of junior respiratory / sleep physiologists
* Experience at a band 6 physiologist level in respiratory and sleep / NIV
* Experience in staff development and training
Requirements
Good BSc in Physiology or equivalent, with willingness to gain ARTP practitioner qualifications in lung function and sleep. Experience leading a team of junior sleep physiologists and interest in higher education and HSST program is desirable.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing date
Applications must be submitted by 14/06/2026 23:59.
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