About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and skilled Band 6 Senior Healthcare Scientistto join our established and supportive Respiratory Physiology and Sleep Service at UHDB.
This is an excellent opportunity for an autonomous respiratory physiologist to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory and sleep services across acute, community and multi-site settings.
You will act as a senior practitioner, contributing to the clinical leadership, supervision and ongoing development of respiratory and sleep physiology services, while maintaining excellent standards of patient care, safety and governance.
Experience of performing challenge tests and Non-Invasive Ventilation would be advantageous.
The role is based at Queens Hospital Burton with regular rotation to Royal Derby Hospital and community diagnostic centres. The ability to travel between sites is an essential part of this role, including Sir Robert Peel and Samuel Johnson Community Hospitals.
Applications from individuals who have recently qualified or who do not yet meet all Band 6 criteria are actively encouraged.
UHDB is able to offer a structured Band 6 Annex 21 developmental post, with tailored support and supervision to develop skills in areas such as:
Sleep study analysis and reporting Authorisation and review of lung function investigations Supervision and development of junior colleagues
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner, independently performing, interpreting and reporting a wide range of respiratory and sleep investigations. Apply clinical judgement to adapt, modify or postpone investigations based on patient condition, clinical indication and safety considerations. Produce accurate, timely and clinically relevant reports. Undertake and support sleep diagnostics and treatment pathways, including sleep study analysis, CPAP initiation and follow-up, in line with national and local guidelines. Participate in delivering care involved with NIV patient pathways. Contribute to the day-to-day operational running of the service, escalating issues and reporting regularly to the departmental managerial lead. Provide supervision, training and support to trainee and junior colleagues. Ensure the safe use, quality control, calibration and basic fault-finding of specialist respiratory and sleep equipment, in line with Trust policies and professional standards. Recognise and respond appropriately to clinical deterioration or adverse events, initiating emergency procedures and escalation in accordance with Trust policy. Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement, supporting the ongoing development and effectiveness of respiratory and sleep services. Building a portfolio to work towards STP equivalence is strongly encouraged as part of this role. Closing date of applications: 17 June 2026
Interview date: 01 July 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology/Healthcare Science or equivalent relevant qualification ARTP Practitioner Qualification or ARTP Part 1 and/or 2 Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
Desirable
Immediate Life Support Training
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Experience performing and reporting respiratory physiology investigations, including lung function testing Ability to work independently and autonomously within respiratory physiology Evidence of applying clinical judgement to adapt or modify investigations appropriately Experience of sleep diagnostics, sleep study scoring and/or CPAP services
Desirable
Experience reviewing or authorising investigations performed by others
Skills & Ability Essential
Understanding of patient safety, clinical governance and quality assurance Knowledge of equipment quality control, calibration and fault-finding
Desirable
Experience supporting, training or supervising junior staff or trainees Evidence of participation in service development, audit or quality improvement
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.
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queens Hospital
Belvedere Road
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 0RB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)