Sleep and Respiratory Healthcare Scientist - Sleep Laboratory

The closing date is 8th Jun 2026

Anticipated Interview date(s) 17th June

Job summary

The role of Sleep and Respiratory Physiologist is to provide a high quality, patient focused, efficient Respiratory Physiology service within Papworth Hospital NHS Trust.

The key duty is to work as part of the sleep laboratory team to providing a sleep diagnostics service and supporting the management team in planning and quality control of the service. This will include:

Prepare patients and set up equipment for polysomnography,
Analyse, interpret and report respiratory polygraphy and actigraphy studies.
Assessment of patients referred to the sleep services by clinical interview and report outcomes to their care teams.
Represent the Department to the wider hospital. Working with other Departments and clinical teams as necessary.
Support the development of the Sleep Laboratory service so it continues to meet clinical need
Actively participate in research, audit and service evaluation.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The duties of this role are described fully in the role profile included. They include:

Independently lead the day-to-day running of the home respiratory polygraphy service. This includes setting up equipment, downloading data as well as scoring, interpreting and reporting the study outcomes
Assess and set patients up for in-patient polysomnography including maintaining patient safety and providing care where appropriate as well as troubleshooting any technical difficulties.
You will be expected to work within our multidisciplinary team but be responsible for managing your workload and prioritising work appropriately.
Be adaptable to the changing needs of the management and department.
Support junior team members of the team and act as a mentor, as well as support students during placements with the department
Provide mentorship to our ward based team giving guidance and leadership and undertaking IPR as needed.
Preparing and maintaining updates to departmental SOPs
Opportunities to be involved in audit and research will be available from time to time.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Job description

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc (Hons) In Clinical Physiology (Respiratory) or equivalent

Desirable

ARTP Practitioner Qualification or equivalent

ARTP CPAP qualification

A-STEP

ESRS Expert Somnologist Technologist Qualification

RPSGT

Registration with RCCP, ACHS or HCPC.

Experience

Essential

Ability to perform a wide range of pulmonary function tests

Ability to perform a wide range of sleep diagnostic tests

Ability to set up CPAP therapy on OSA patients, troubleshoot and follow up

Ability to analyse information

Proficient in MS Word, Excel

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to prioritise own workload in relation to the priorities of the department

Ability to pay close attention to detail in verbal, written and electronic communication

Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure a high-quality service

Ability to work on own initiative

Possess a willingness to learn

Looks to improve service

Ability to be caring, patient, tolerant and use discretion at all times

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times

Desirable

Experience of working as a clinical respiratory and sleep physiologist

Experience of noxturnal, visi-download, Sentrysuite and dominolite.

Experience of RESMED, SEFAM and Lowenstein CPAP devices.

Experience of airview.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.

Ability to undertake manual handling tasks

Ability to deal with sensitive information in a professional manner

Ability to concentrate for periods of time whilst testing patients and inputting data into a computer

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.

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.