Specialist Respiratory / Sleep Physiologist

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Bryn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to cover a 12‑month fixed period across community diagnostic centre at Oldham and at Fairfield and Oldham Hospitals. The role involves advanced respiratory investigations, sleep investigations support, and patient follow-up within a forward-looking Cardiorespiratory Investigations team.

As a Specialist Practitioner you will interpret results, provide reports, and work with the team to deliver a

Qualifications

• Essential: BSc in relevant science
• Desirable: Master in relevant science degree
• Desirable: ARTP

Responsibilities

• Perform a range of Clinical Respiratory and Sleep investigations to patients of all ages from a range of specialties, which are cardio-thoracic in nature.
• Undertake interpretation of results and provision of factual reports.
• Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.
• Provide a comprehensive Clinical Respiratory/Sleep investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which are essentially cardio-thoracic in nature.

Skills

Sleep physiology

Education

BSc in relevant science

Master in relevant science

ARTP

Job description

Job summary

We are recruiting a band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to support the respiratory team for a 12 month fixed period to cover maternity leave. This will involve supporting the service in the community diagnostic centre at Oldham and both Fairfield and Oldham Hospitals.

Cardiorespiratory Investigations is a forward looking department made up of a multidisciplinary team. We are committed to delivering the best possible care to our patients.

As a Specialist Practitioner in respiratory, the successful candidate will be competent in performing Advanced Respiratory investigations, support sleep investigations and support initiation of treatment and patient follow up.

The department provides a broad range of respiratory / sleep physiological measurements.

The post may involve working across the sites within the Northern Care Alliance.

Main duties of the job

• Perform a range of Clinical Respiratory and Sleep investigations to patients of all ages from a range of specialties, which are cardio-thoracic in nature.
• Undertake interpretation of results and provision of factual reports.
• Work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service.
• Provide a comprehensive Clinical Respiratory/Sleep investigative service to patients of all ages from a large range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders including those which are essentially cardio-thoracic in nature.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 236-MED-P364-26-A

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: BSc in relevant science
• Desirable: Master in relevance science degree
• Desirable: ARTP

Skills

• Essential: Worked in Respiratory and sleep physiology
• Desirable: Independently perform advanced lung function
• Desirable: Experience of sleep diagnostics
• Desirable: Experience of patient care/ customer care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Clinical Physiologist / Service Manager, Patricia McMackin, [e-mail], 07977731265