Band 5/6 Respiratory Physiologist | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Posting date:	06 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£35,763 - £52,521 per annum inclusive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 February 2026
Location:	Barking, IG11 9LX
Company:	Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7717082/162-7520-MED

Summary

Division of Specialist Medicine
Cardio-Respiratory Unit
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
Respiratory Physiologist
Band 5-6

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.

The Cardio-Respiratory Units are friendly, busy and rapidly expanding diagnostic units. We offer a wide range of investigations to the Trust including resting ECGs, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring, Event Recording, Transthoracic, Transesophageal and Stress Echocardiography, Pacemaker follow-up , Full Lung Function Testing and Sleep diagnostics.

We have a Community Diagnostic Centre at our Barking Hospital site and St Georges Health and Well-being hub, providing a range of diagnostics in the community setting.

We are looking for a forward thinking, enthusiastic individual to join a dedicated team of professionals working to the highest quality standards. Applicants should be appropriately qualified, experience at a senior grade and be able to independently perform, interpret and report on lung function tests.

Newly qualified Respiratory Physiologist are also welcome to apply. We would look to appoint you as a Band 5 and upgrade you to a Band 6 once you have met the competencies for this post.

For any informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Lead Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist via email: leslie.gower@nhs.net.

To provide a high quality, appropriate and effective Respiratory investigation service.

To supervise, guide and support all junior members of staff.

To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of an area of specialist responsibility as allocated by the Lead Respiratory Physiologist.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.

We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.


This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026

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