Clinical Paediatric Sleep Physiologist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7609960/259-7609960RLH |
Summary
An exciting new position is available formotivated, enthusiastic, and reliable individual to join the Sleep and Respiratory Physiology team in the role of Specialist Paediatric Sleep Physiologistat the Children’s Sleep and Respiratory Service (Royal London Children’s Hospital).
The service has seen rapid growth and uses innovative approaches and equipment to maintain excellent patient experience for our paediatric population.Our service engages in both clinical and research activity as we have close links with Queen Mary University of London.
We are part of the paediatric respiratory service which employs a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of childhood respiratory disorders.We are a rapidly expanding team that encourages career growth and progression. We provide diagnostics and therapies for respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders via cardiorespiratory and polysomnography sleep studies, MSLTs, actigraphy, oximetry, Physiologist/NIV led clinics, and Sleep consultations.
The post holder should have excellent communication skills to work as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team (doctors, CNS, ward nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, psychologists, and scientists). The successful candidate will have proven experience of sleep and lung function in children, be able to work independently, participate in the running and expansion of the service and contribute to on-going research projects.
This Band 5 role offers a secure, well-supported route to build strong foundations in paediatric sleep physiology. Working within a friendly multidisciplinary team, you will help assess and treat children with respiratory and sleep disorders by preparing and running sleep studies (home and in-lab), fitting and troubleshooting equipment, and analysing physiological data to support timely, accurate diagnosis. You will deliver excellent, family-centred care—welcoming children and parents, explaining tests clearly, providing basic results guidance where appropriate, and ensuring comfort and safety throughout. You will also contribute to maintaining high clinical standards through good documentation, infection prevention, equipment care, and adherence to protocols. With structured supervision and training, you will develop the skills and confidence to become a key member of the service, participate in quality-improvement and audit, and work closely with physiologists, nurses, and medical staff to improve outcomes and experience for every child.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025