Band 5/6 Respiratory Physiologist
The closing date is 18 January 2026
Job summary
Division of Specialist MedicineCardio-Respiratory UnitBarking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.Respiratory PhysiologistBand 5-6
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
The Cardio-Respiratory Units are friendly, busy and rapidly expanding diagnostic units. We offer a wide range of investigations to the Trust including resting ECGs, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring, Event Recording, Transthoracic, Transesophageal and Stress Echocardiography, Pacemaker follow-up , Full Lung Function Testing and Sleep diagnostics.
We have a Community Diagnostic Centre at our Barking Hospital site and St Georges Health and Well-being hub, providing a range of diagnostics in the community setting.
We are looking for a forward thinking, enthusiastic individual to join a dedicated team of professionals working to the highest quality standards. Applicants should be appropriately qualified, experience at a senior grade and be able to independently perform, interpret and report on lung function tests.
Newly qualified Respiratory Physiologist are also welcome to apply. We would look to appoint you as a Band 5 and upgrade you to a Band 6 once you have met the competencies for this post.
For any informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Lead Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist via email: leslie.gower@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality, appropriate and effective Respiratory investigation service.
To supervise, guide and support all junior members of staff.
To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of an area of specialist responsibility as allocated by the Lead Respiratory Physiologist.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Details
Date posted
07 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£35,763 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-7520-MED
Job locations
Barking Hospital
Upney Lane
Barking
IG11 9LX
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Barking Hospital
Upney Lane
Barking
IG11 9LX
Employer's website
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