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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Lead Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

The closing date is 12 February 2026

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Job summary

  • To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
  • To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
  • The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
  • To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
  • To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
  • To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

Manage and lead the sleep and physiology service.

Undertake and interpret complex sleep and physiological tests.

Assess new patients to the service including see and treat.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year £55,690 - £62,682 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-GT-DC7680376

Job locations

University Hospitals plymouth

Derriford Road

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
  • To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
  • The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
  • To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
  • To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
  • To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community.

For further details please see attached JD & PS

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
  • To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
  • The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
  • To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
  • To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
  • To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community.

For further details please see attached JD & PS

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Proven extensive demonstrable clinical experience at senior level
  • Demonstrate sufficient experience and exposure in respiratory and or sleep medicine.
  • Ability to lead and manage teams

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSC in Physiology or equivalent
  • oProfessional Body Registration a)AHCS or HCPC b)ARTP (Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology

Desirable

  • MBA or other formal management level qualification
  • Leadership & management Qualification
  • Teaching qualification / PGCE

Apptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to undertake or have undertaken clinical audit.
  • oAbility to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level.
Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Proven extensive demonstrable clinical experience at senior level
  • Demonstrate sufficient experience and exposure in respiratory and or sleep medicine.
  • Ability to lead and manage teams

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSC in Physiology or equivalent
  • oProfessional Body Registration a)AHCS or HCPC b)ARTP (Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology

Desirable

  • MBA or other formal management level qualification
  • Leadership & management Qualification
  • Teaching qualification / PGCE

Apptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to undertake or have undertaken clinical audit.
  • oAbility to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level.

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals plymouth

Derriford Road

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals plymouth

Derriford Road

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultnat Nurse

Jonathan Plamer

jonathanpalmer@nhs.net

07884324389

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year £55,690 - £62,682 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-GT-DC7680376

Job locations

University Hospitals plymouth

Derriford Road

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


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