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Band 7
Full-time
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Specialist Clinical Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustSouthlands Hospital, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6TQ, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 31/08/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
17/08/2026
Closes
31/08/2026

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This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.
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Role summary

This is a fixed-term opportunity for a Specialist Clinical Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist to join the Respiratory & Sleep Team at Southlands Hospital. The role involves working as an independent practitioner in the Community Diagnostics Centre, performing a range of diagnostic assessments for respiratory and sleep disorders. The post holder will also analyze and interpret complex diagnostic tests, initiate treatment, and provide clinical supervision for junior staff.

Essential criteria

  • BSc Clinical Physiology/ Science or equivalent
  • ARTP Part I and Part II Assessments/ Practitioner examinations or equivalent experience
  • Current professional membership regulated by RCCP or HCPC

Desirable criteria

  • Leadership/Management Skills
  • Multichannel sleep study experience
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
  • BSc Clinical Physiology/ Science or equivalent
  • ARTP Part I and Part II Assessments/ Practitioner examinations or equivalent experience
  • Current professional membership regulated by RCCP or HCPC
  • Leadership/Management Skills
  • Multichannel sleep study experience
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Job summary

This vacancy is advertised as a time-limited opportunity is expected to be undertaken on a secondment basis.

Before applying, employees must discuss the opportunity with their current line manager to confirm whether they may be released from their substantive role if successful. Release to undertake a secondment is not an automatic entitlement and must be agreed by all relevant parties: the employee, their current line manager, and the recruiting line manager.

Here at University Hospitals Sussex we have an opportunity for a Clinical Physiologist to join our friendly Respiratory & Sleep Team here at our Community Diagnostics Centre at Southlands Hospital.

The position will be on a Fixed Term basis to cover Maternity for 12 months.

\*\*Please see the attached Job Description for further details\*\*

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Clinical Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist will work as an independent practitioner in the newly formed, Community Diagnostics Centre at Southlands Hospital.

The post will work alongside the service lead, and wider Sleep/Lung Function Team across the other hospital sites offering high quality specialist diagnostics and treatment for a variety of respiratory and sleep disorders for patients in the West Sussex area.

To plan and undertake a range of simple, specialist, complex and highly complex diagnostic assessments w

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