Senior Assistant Sleep Physiologist | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 3NG |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7556181/344-6181QEH |
Summary
Are you passionate about respiratory sleep medicine and on making a difference to patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). You will be joining a team of committed enthusiastic practitioners (physiologists and nurses) involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with OSA. As a team we work hard to ensure we put patients, their families and carers at the heart of everything we do.
This role provides a secure opportunity to employ and develop a solid understanding of the sleep physiology service whilst learning the necessary skills required to becoming a key and valued member of the team. A willingness to learn and develop will prove critical to any successful applicant.
Progression within this role will be encouraged. The expectation is that successful applicants will commence the introductory ARTP Sleep Associate CPAP Certificate within the first 6 months of employment and complete it no later than 12 months after employment. There is a 6 month time frame for the completion of the certificate. If you do not complete this in a timely manner it will jeopardise any subsequent qualifications, such as the apprenticeship in Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep), that you undertake. During the apprenticeship you will also gain experience in respiratory physiology (lung function testing), so a keen interest in developing your job role is required.
· Initiate and download respiratorypolygraphy studies, check their quality and demonstrate use of the equipment to patients, their families and carers
· Undertake one stop CPAP issue clinics
· Undertake CPAP reviewand adherenceclinics
· Support CPAP patients by email or telephone
· Complete administration tasks associated with CPAP patients e.g. updating written documentation, scanning appropriate paperwork to Sunrise, updating IT systems
· Arrange replacement consumables forCPAP patients
· Supervise and assist in training of junior members of theteam
· Problem solve in order to meet patient-centreddirectives
· Support the sleep physiology team with returned CPAP devices, e.g. cleaning, downloading and deleting data, phoning patients and completing documentation
· Support the sleep physiology team with CPAP consumables stock management
· Support the sleep physiology team with the mask Field Safety Notices
· Liaise with the respiratory and sleep administration team regards patient appointments
· Any other activities as deemed necessary by the lead sleep physiologist.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025