Job Title: Respiratory Physiology Technician
Agency: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 32,199 – 34,876 £ / Year

Job Summary

The post holder will be based at West Middlesex Hospital and may be required to do some work at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The post holder will work within the main department building, contributing to respiratory and sleep diagnostic services for both inpatients and outpatients. This will involve performing diagnostic respiratory tests such as spirometry, transfer factor, lung volumes (body box), ear-lobe blood gases, supporting with cardio-pulmonary exercise tests, skin prick testing, lung clearance index (LCI) testing (pending), and Impulse Oscillometry (IOS).

The post holder will be delivering inpatient and outpatient sleep studies, including multi-channel polygraphs and overnight oximetry. Responsibilities will include supporting the delivery of patient-centred care, contributing to the development and implementation of innovative diagnostic pathways in partnership with the wider respiratory team, ensuring smooth operation and high standards of care, maintaining equipment, and assisting with quality assurance and improvement processes.

Main duties of the job

Performing a range of routine respiratory investigations in a cross-site departmental setup. These would include, but are not limited to:

• Spirometry
• Gas transfer
• Whole body plethysmography (static lung volumes)
• Reversibility of airways obstruction with bronchodilators
• Six-minute walk testing
• Capillary Blood gas sampling and analysis
• Respiratory muscle strength assessment
• Impulse Oscillometry (IOS)
• Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide

The post holder will take responsibility and be accountable for their own practice, with supervision from senior team members where appropriate, in alignment with local standard operating procedures and clinical best practice.

Person Specification

Essential & Desirable

Essential

• Putting patients first
• Level 4 qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience working with patients in a clinical environment
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and demonstrate initiative

Desirable

• Spirometry certificate
• Evidence of experience conducting lung function tests
• Experience in sleep study setups
• Knowledge of a Millennium (patient appointment system) or similar system

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).

Closing Date: 21 January 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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