Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist

Transformation Unit; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist (Band 6 AfC) to join the Respiratory, Sleep Physiology and Home Ventilation team. The role focuses on delivering lung function tests and sleep studies across East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital and community sites.

The post offers a permanent full-time contract with progression opportunities and support for AHCS/HCPC registration, with a wide range of training and development opportunities within a

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Complete and accurate application.
• Evidence of essential experience for role.
• Hold the necessary education/qualifications required; Registered professional status as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive lung function tests and sleep studies.
• Work across acute and community sites in Sussex and Surrey.
• Support service development and professional registration pathways as outlined in the role description.

Skills

Written English

Education

BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology

Job description

Main area CDC - Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist -Respiratory and Sleep Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 326-8026958-RR

Employer Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist to join the Respiratory, Sleep Physiology, and Home Ventilation department at Surrey and Sussex Hospital NHS Trust, with a focus on delivering comprehensive lung function and sleep studies at Crawley Community Diagnostic Centre.

This is an exciting time to join the trust as we are continually striving to improve the services and care provided to our patients. The Respiratory, Sleep Physiology, and Home Ventilation department is currently undergoing service evaluation and modernisation to enhance patient care. The Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist will play a key role in achieving these improvements, making this an excellent opportunity for those looking to take the next step in their physiology career.

The trust supports continued professional development, including pathways for physiologists seeking professional registration or Scientist Training Programme equivalence with the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS), leading to registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached trust job description and person specification.

Please note that this role requires working across sites at both acute (East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital) and community sites around Sussex and Surrey.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.

We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.

Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us. We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
• BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a Lung Function & Sleep Department.

Additional information

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.