Respiratory / Sleep Physiologist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	PLYMOUTH, PL6 8DH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Aug 2026
Closing date:	31 Aug 2026

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Summary

1. To plan, undertake and perform simple, specialist, complex and highly complex diagnostic assessments in accordance with ARTP/BTS guidelines. a) Spirometry, peak flow rates, flow/volume loops b) Gas transfer c) Static lung volumes d) Reversibility of airways obstruction with bronchodilators e) Field exercise tests (6MWT) f) Overnight sleep apnoea screening g) Arterial blood gas performance and analysis h) Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide i) Bronchial provocation tests for the diagnosis of asthma/ bronchial hyper-responsiveness (Mannitol, Exercise-induced asthma) j) Respiratory muscle assessment k) CPAP assessment, provision & follow ups l) Hypoxic challenge m) Pulmonary shunt assessments n) Full cardio-pulmonary exercise tests (CPET) o) Respiratory/ Multi channel sleep studies. 1. Production of reports 2. Verbal and written interpretation to referring medical team and other professionals where appropriate for simple and specialist assessments. 3. As a minimum be trained in Basic Life Support. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 1. Obtain brief patient medical history prior to testing to ensure safe practice. 2. Communicate requirements for accurate performance of appropriate investigations to patients/ participants/ subjects/ service users through building and maintaining good rapport. 3. Communicate basic interpretation of results to appropriate senior healthcare professionals, e.g. senior physiologists, consultants, nurses. OTHER Service development and improvement. 1. Ensure continual service development and improvement: a) Through maintaining up to date knowledge of specialist area b) Obtaining membership and securing roles within national professional body and/or international societies c) Be regulated via a voluntary/mandatory register of practitioners, e.g. AHCS 2. Ensure equipment used in lung function assessments is functioning correctly by performing a number of calibration and validation techniques including mechanical verification and biological control procedures for quality assurance and quality control 3. Ensure any faulty equipment is reported to senior colleagues and corrective maintenance is undertaken. 4. Occasionally, on request of senior staff within the department, undertake review of department standard operating procedures to ensure these are up to date and fits with current best practice. 5. Ensure that all consumable items required to maintain an efficiently running service are kept stocked and communicate to senior colleagues when ordering of such items are required. 6. Maintenance of Continual Professional Development. For further details please see attached JD & PS.

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