Trainee Respiratory Physiologist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 22 JUN 2024

The successful candidate will be part of a small team which performs routine lung function tests and the setup of routine home sleep studies.
Are you interested in physiology and all things breathing-related? We are looking for a motivated individual to come and join the respiratory physiology team here at UCLH.

If you are interested in looking after patients; have good communication and organisational skills, along with the enthusiasm and drive to improve patient care, then you could be just the person we are looking for.

The successful candidate will be part of a small team which performs routine lung function tests and the setup of routine home sleep studies. You will also have the opportunity to assist in the more complex respiratory diagnostic assessments across a wide range of respiratory and non-respiratory conditions. You will work to maintain a good standard working environment within the lung function, sleep and ventilation service.

There will be a particular focus on the maintenance and troubleshooting of respiratory therapy devices and the stock and consumables required for patients using these devices. Ideally you will have a working knowledge of respiratory physiology and routine lung function tests, to include spirometry and a working knowledge of routine sleep studies is desirable.

If not, don’t worry, training will be provided in-house and you will be supported in taking professional qualifications to hone your diagnostics skills.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Purcell Job title: Chief Respiratory Physiologist Email address:

For further information please contact Helen Purcell, Chief Respiratory Physiologist on Informal visits/enquiries welcome.
Are you interested in physiology and all things breathing-related? We are looking for a motivated individual to come and join the respiratory physiology team here at UCLH.

If you are interested in looking after patients; have good communication and organisational skills, along with the enthusiasm and drive to improve patient care, then you could be just the person we are looking for.

The successful candidate will be part of a small team which performs routine lung function tests and the setup of routine home sleep studies. You will also have the opportunity to assist in the more complex respiratory diagnostic assessments across a wide range of respiratory and non-respiratory conditions. You will work to maintain a good standard working environment within the lung function, sleep and ventilation service.

There will be a particular focus on the maintenance and troubleshooting of respiratory therapy devices and the stock and consumables required for patients using these devices. Ideally you will have a working knowledge of respiratory physiology and routine lung function tests, to include spirometry and a working knowledge of routine sleep studies is desirable.

If not, don’t worry, training will be provided in-house and you will be supported in taking professional qualifications to hone your diagnostics skills.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Purcell Job title: Chief Respiratory Physiologist Email address:

For further information please contact Helen Purcell, Chief Respiratory Physiologist on Informal visits/enquiries welcome.


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