Highly Specialist Respiratory/Sleep Physiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
East Cheshire NHS Trust is expanding its Respiratory and Sleep service and is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Physiologist. This role involves delivering and developing a comprehensive range of respiratory and sleep diagnostics, including spirometry, lung volumes, and CPAP therapy. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development, training, and clinical leadership. This is a part-time position, 30 hours per week, working across Macclesfield District General Hospital and a new diagnostic centre in Congleton.
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical physiology
- ARTP Practitioner level certification
- RCCP /HCPC registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- ILS trained
Desirable criteria
- Further leadership or management qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Knowledge & Skills
- Ability to undertake respiratory diagnostic tests independently. (Full lung function, Muscle strength testing, 6 minute walk tests, spiromertry and reversibility, challenge testing).Producing an accurate report.
- Ability to undertake sleep diagnostic testing including downloading and undertaking a basic overview of accuracy and technical quality of data.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex respiratory data producing accurate reports
- Understands the education systems for Cardio-Respiratory Physiologists within the UK
- Understands the broader role of Cardio-Respiratory Physiology within the NHS
- formulate clinical reports
- IT user skills in clinical data manipulation
- Good organisation/management skills
- Good communication and listening skills
- Flexible adaptable style working
- Facilitative working style
- High level of hands on skill in respiratory and sleep diagnostic testing
- Demonstrable skills in a broad range of respiratory and sleep diagnostics
- High level of analytical skills
- Employs specialist knowledge and experience
- Positive approach to problem solving
- Ability to secure the support of others
- Motivation to develop modern, quality services
- Forward and analytical thinking
- Ability to develop/sustain appropriate professional relationships
- Knowledge of local and national policy
- Experience of formal teaching within a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of delivering education/mentorship to trainees.
- Significant experience of undertaking and reporting
- Further Information
- Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question.
- Other Role Requirments
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
- BSc Clinical physiology
- ARTP Practitioner level certification
- RCCP /HCPC registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- ILS trained
- Further leadership or management qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Knowledge & Skills
- Ability to undertake respiratory diagnostic tests independently. (Full lung function, Muscle strength testing, 6 minute walk tests, spiromertry and reversibility, challenge testing).Producing an accurate report.
- Ability to undertake sleep diagnostic testing including downloading and undertaking a basic overview of accuracy and technical quality of data.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex respiratory data producing accurate reports
- Understands the education systems for Cardio-Respiratory Physiologists within the UK
- Understands the broader role of Cardio-Respiratory Physiology within the NHS
- formulate clinical reports
- IT user skills in clinical data manipulation
- Good organisation/management skills
- Good communication and listening skills
- Flexible adaptable style working
- Facilitative working style
- High level of hands on skill in respiratory and sleep diagnostic testing
- Demonstrable skills in a broad range of respiratory and sleep diagnostics
- High level of analytical skills
- Employs specialist knowledge and experience
- Positive approach to problem solving
- Ability to secure the support of others
- Motivation to develop modern, quality services
- Forward and analytical thinking
- Ability to develop/sustain appropriate professional relationships
- Knowledge of local and national policy
- Experience of formal teaching within a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of delivering education/mentorship to trainees.
- Significant experience of undertaking and reporting
- Further Information
- Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question.
- Other Role Requirments
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Useful to know
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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East Cheshire NHS Trust
Highly Specialist Respiratory/Sleep Physiologist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Subject to job matching
East Cheshire NHS Trust is expanding its Respiratory and Sleep service and is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Physiologist to join our friendly, forward-thinking team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering and developing a comprehensive range of respiratory and sleep diagnostics . Respiratory investigations include spirometry, lung volumes, gas transfer, bronchodilator reversibility and respiratory muscle assessment, with opportunities to develop advanced testing.
Our established sleep service provides physiologist-led clinics, sleep diagnostics and CPAP therapy for patients with sleep-disordered breathing, alongside face-to-face and remote follow-up and a patient helpline. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and local tertiary centres.
Why join us?
- Develop your expertise across respiratory physiology and sleep diagnostics .
- Access support for further training, education and CPAP competencies.
- Contribute to the development and expansion of our services.
- Support the training and development of junior staff, students and medical colleagues.
- Take an active role in **clinical leadership, audit, resear
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