Lead Respiratory Physiologist

Based Onsite - Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU

Full time (37.5 hours) Permanent Competitive Salary

We make health happen

As the Lead Respiratory Physiologist at Cromwell Hospital, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering and developing our specialist respiratory diagnostic services. You’ll lead a high-performing team, ensure clinical excellence, and support the Centre Manager in driving service innovation and operational efficiency.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your leadership, clinical expertise, and strategic thinking will directly impact patient care and service growth.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Lead the delivery of a wide range of respiratory and sleep diagnostics, including spirometry, lung function testing, CPET, and bronchial provocation studies.
• Supervise and develop a team of respiratory physiologists, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and continuous professional development.
• Oversee equipment calibration, stock control, and service scheduling to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Collaborate with consultants, clinical teams, and administrative staff to ensure a seamless patient journey from referral to results.
• Support governance, quality assurance, and service audits, ensuring compliance with CQC and hospital standards.
• Contribute to strategic planning, service development, and business case preparation to support future growth.
• Deputise for the Centre Manager and represent the department in multidisciplinary meetings and operational forums.

Key Skills / Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology or equivalent specialist training.
• Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience of working in a Clinical Respiratory Physiology Department.
• Registration with AHCS or equivalent; membership of ARTP or ERS desirable.
• Proven leadership and team supervision experience.
• Proficient in Office 365 and clinical systems; experience with private healthcare delivery is a plus.
• Strong communication, analytical, and organisational skills.
• Passionate about respiratory medicine and committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.