Clinical Physiologist / Healthcare Scientist

Integrated Care System; Brighton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Physiologist to support their sleep service, focusing on managing obstructive sleep apnea patients. Responsibilities include conducting CPAP reviews and sleep studies, mentoring junior staff, and participating in service improvement projects. The ideal candidate will have a degree in clinical physiology and relevant experience in sleep diagnostics. This permanent position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 and is located in Brighton.

Qualifications

• Experience in sleep diagnostics, including issuing and interpreting home sleep studies.
• Experience in CPAP setup and patient review clinics.
• Experience contributing to or leading QI/audit/service improvement projects.
• Experience of teaching or mentoring students or junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct CPAP review clinics (face-to-face and remote).
• Monitor CPAP compliance data and provide appropriate patient feedback.
• Distribute and interpret home sleep studies to support OSA diagnosis.
• Liaise with the sleep MDT and contribute to clinical discussions.
• Support management of CPAP consumables and replacement equipment.
• Educate patients on equipment usage and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Professional manner

Education

Undergraduate degree in clinical physiology or equivalent

HCPC registered clinical scientist

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Clinical Physiologist / Healthcare Scientist

The closing date is 14 August 2025

The primary purpose of this role is to support and deliver care within the sleep service, with a particular focus on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. The post holder will also be responsible for distributing and interpreting sleep studies and is expected to develop or maintain dual training in respiratory physiology.

The role directly contributes to the Trust's strategic aim of delivering excellent care every time by helping to expand access and improve service delivery for sleep patients across Sussex.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering sleep studies and contributing to diagnostic services for OSA
• Managing CPAP-treated patients through annual reviews
• Supporting the administrative pathway for consumable and CPAP device replacement
• Conducting DVLA reviews
• Participating in MDT meetings for sleep care
• Supporting respiratory function services (where required and appropriate)

Main duties of the job

Conduct CPAP review clinics (face-to-face and remote)

Monitor CPAP compliance data and provide appropriate patient feedback

Distribute and interpret home sleep studies to support OSA diagnosis

Liaise with the sleep MDT and contribute to clinical discussions

Support management of CPAP consumables and replacement equipment

Educate patients on equipment usage and troubleshoot issues

Supervise and mentor junior staff and students (e.g. medical, nursing, and healthcare scientist)

Participate in audits, QI projects, and local research relevant to the service

Develop and review SOPs, patient communication letters and educational materials

Contribute to respiratory function lab activity if appropriately trained

Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and safely

Organise personal workload and clinics to meet service needs

Comply with data protection legislation and Trust information governance policies

Ensure accurate documentation and record-keeping across all activities

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

Conduct CPAP review clinics (face-to-face and remote)

Monitor CPAP compliance data and provide appropriate patient feedback

Distribute and interpret home sleep studies to support OSA diagnosis

Liaise with the sleep MDT and contribute to clinical discussions

Support management of CPAP consumables and replacement equipment

Educate patients on equipment usage and troubleshoot issues

Supervise and mentor junior staff and students (e.g. medical, nursing, and healthcare scientist)

Participate in audits, QI projects, and local research relevant to the service

Develop and review SOPs, patient communication letters and educational materials

Contribute to respiratory function lab activity if appropriately trained

Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and safely

Organise personal workload and clinics to meet service needs

Comply with data protection legislation and Trust information governance policies

Ensure accurate documentation and record-keeping across all activities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Undergraduate degree in clinical physiology or Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) qualification or equivalent science-related subject, or HCPC registered clinical scientist (respiratory and sleep).
• Completion of relevant ARTP or equivalent Sleep/Respiratory training

Experience/Qualifications

• Experience in sleep diagnostics, including issuing and interpreting home sleep studies
• Experience in CPAP setup and patient review clinics
• Experience contributing to or leading QI/audit/service improvement projects
• Experience of teaching or mentoring students or junior staff

SKills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Professional manner

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital / Princess Royal Hospital

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer anumm pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

279-7208285-AUG25

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital / Princess Royal Hospital