Specialist Respiratory / Sleep physiologist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS foundation trust is recruiting two band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologists to support the respiratory team in community diagnostic centers at Fairfield and Oldham hospitals. Candidates should be proficient in advanced respiratory investigations and capable of providing comprehensive investigative services. The role offers competitive benefits and fosters a balanced work-life environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in cardio-thoracic specialties.
• Competence in respiratory and sleep investigations.
• Ability to provide factual reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform Clinical Respiratory and Sleep investigations.
• Undertake interpretation of results.
• Work collaboratively to ensure efficient service.

Skills

Advanced Respiratory investigations

Support sleep investigations

Interpretation of results

Clinical collaborative work

Job description

We are recruiting two band 5 Respiratory/Sleep physiologist to support the respiratory team in the community diagnostic centre, at 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

· 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. Cross site working potential

· 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

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,appreciateandinspire– 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.

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025