Region

  • East of England
  • London
  • Midlands
  • North East and Yorkshire
  • North West
  • South East

Trust

  • Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
  • Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • North West

Main Base: Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 2AP

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Barts Health NHS Trust

  • 3 posts
  • London

There are 3 posts available at Barts Health NHS as part of the Respiratory and Sleep Science consortia, which will be site-based. We are looking to recruit 1 student each for the following sites:

1. The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel – Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Service
2. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, W Smithfield – Adult Respiratory and Sleep service
3. Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road – Adult Respiratory and Sleep service

The choice of post/site will be decided in collaboration with the trainees once they have been allocated to the consortia through the national recruitment process. Although as part of the Barts Health consortia, all trainees will spend some time at each site during the 3 year programme, to gain experience of different working environments and specialised lung function and sleep investigations.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • South East

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • London

Travel required to attend University. Minor travel within London required to attend rotational elements of the course.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • South East

To ensure you have a varied training programme and cover all required elements of the curriculum you will be required to work across all hospital sites (Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover) but we will prioritise the majority of shifts at your preferred location, based on your geography. You will work within a team of 7 Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists which includes, a Clinical Scientist and Lead Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist (band 8a), a Clinical Scientist and Deputy Lead Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist (band 7), two Senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologists (band 6), Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist (band 5) and two Associate Respiratory and Sleep Practitioners (band 4).

Respiratory and Sleep Science – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • London

The successful candidate will work within the Respiratory Physiology team at this busy London Teaching Hospital, while training to be a Clinical Scientist and studying for a fully funded MSc as part of the National STP programme. This role will be based mainly at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, but there will be a requirement for some elements of the training programme to be delivered ay Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. You will join a large team of Respiratory Physiologists of varying grades and contribute to a full range of Respiratory Physiology procedures. These will include full lung function tests, specialist lung function tests, diagnostic sleep studies and treatment of sleep disordered breathing with CPAP and BiPAP. Working for Our Organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  • 1 post
  • North East and Yorkshire

Large, diverse and vibrant hospital setting. Staff shuttle bus connection between St James Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. Highly skilled respiratory and sleep workforce.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • North West

The Respiratory Physiology department part of the Northwest Lung Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital is looking to recruit a Trainee Healthcare Scientist. The Northwest Lung Centre is an internationally renowned centre for the treatment of Respiratory Conditions and Allergy.
The Respiratory department is a large department offering diagnostic services for over 40 Respiratory Clinical Consultants offering a full range of tests ranging from Spirometry to CPET to oxygen assessments. We have a sister department that run all our Sleep Diagnostics and you will have full rotation to this large tertiary sleep centre offering polysomnography and MSLT.
Wythenshawe Hospital is based in the South of the City of Manchester with excellent transport links by train, tram, and bus to the vibrant city centre. Manchester offers the best of both worlds with its vibrant culture of music and the arts and all that a modern city can offer but just a short 30 minutes to the nature and beauty of the Peak District National Park.

As a successful trainee you will observe and contribute complex scientific and clinical tasks, including working directly with a broad range of patients from divers backgrounds.
Building the skills to analyse, interpret and compare investigative and clinical options, make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients care. Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace. You will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic master’s course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and use of the protected title of Clinical Scientist.
In addition, you will be expected to undertake work based experience to enable you to communicate complex technical, scientific and sensitive information to colleagues within your department in both verbal and written forms.Trainees must meet the HCPC’s standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health.

Wythenshawe Hospital is part of Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT), MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • East of England

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

  • 2 posts
  • South East

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • London

Some specialist modules may require completion at other NHS trusts based in the London area.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • 2 posts
  • East of England

Royal Papworth Hospital and Cambridge University Hospital work hand in hand to provide a robust training experience in a wide range of tests and patient services. We offer specialists services in both respiratory and sleep (paediatric and adult services). We also anticipate training opportunities in the community diagnostic centres at Ely and Wisbech.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • North West

You will be primarily based within the respiratory sleep service at Salford Royal which sits within the respiratory nursing team, comprising the Sleep and Non-invasive ventilation service, Home Oxygen Team, Chronic Airways Support Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team, Respiratory Specialist Nurses, Smoking Cessation and Lung Cancer. This will allow for spoke placements to enhance your learning experience. You will also spend time within the cardiorespiratory investigations department where you will gain experience in lung function, exercise testing, PSG set-up and other respiratory investigations, neurophysiology for MSLT and actigraphy as well as opportunity to spend some time with our neurologist/neuropsychiatrists with special interest in sleep. Salford Royal sits within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust and there may be opportunity to get some additional experience at the service at Fairfield in Bury.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • Midlands

Respiratory and Sleep Science – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • London

The respiratory and sleep service is located at St George’s teaching hospital and Queen Mary’s district hospital in Roehampton. Travel between sites is required, a shuttle bus between sites is available if required to commute in the working period. Cardiac and CCU specialisms will be undertaken at St George’s. Neurophysiology will be undertaken at Kingston Hospital.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

  • 1 post
  • Midlands

We are offering an exciting training opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated person looking to start their Healthcare Science Career by training in a large teaching hospital: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Respiratory and sleep science is one of the most exciting and dynamic areas to work in at University Hospitals Birmingham (UH). We are a unique team who work across the 5 sites of UHB to deliver a diverse range of lung function and sleep diagnostic tests and treatments. The services have developed a range of scientist led services including sleep diagnostics and home none-invasive ventilation that are led by Consultant Clinical Scientists. With over 50 scientific and technical team members and a number highly specialist services including complex sleep diagnostics, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and home ventilation, there are many opportunities to develop your scientific skills and expertise working across the sites. The service has close links with the University of Birmingham to ensure that research is at the heart of the services that we deliver.

The teams have an excellent record of supporting and developing healthcare scientists at all levels from Level 2 apprenticeships through to Consultant Clinical Scientists trainees, with experienced and dedicated trainers and mentors to ensure our trainees are inspired to develop and apply their scientific knowledge and skills.

Respiratory and Sleep Science – University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

  • 1 post
  • Midlands

Respiratory and Sleep Science – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

  • 1 post
  • Midlands

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Service at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The Trust is currently going through a huge development that will result in a centre of excellence for the patients and staff of North Staffordshire and surrounding counties. The Respiratory Medicine provides a comprehensive Respiratory and Sleep service for the local population as well as being the tertiary referral centre for Wolverhampton, Shropshire, South Manchester and parts of Derbyshire and Cheshire. The service is predominantly outpatient within the dedicated Respiratory and Sleep Physiology departments at Royal Stoke and County Hospitals. UHNM runs a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment service. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individual to join and lead the physiology team based at the Respiratory Physiology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, which extends to the County site.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people, and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.