Lead Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

• To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
• To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
• The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
• To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
• To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
• To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community

*** Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Manage and lead the sleep and physiology service.

Undertake and interpret complex sleep and physiological tests.

Assess new patients to the service including see and treat.

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

• To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
• To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
• The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
• To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
• To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
• To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community.

For further details please see attached JD & PS

• Proven extensive demonstrable clinical experience at senior level
• Demonstrate sufficient experience and exposure in respiratory and or sleep medicine.
• Ability to lead and manage teams

• MSC in Physiology or equivalent
• oProfessional Body Registration a)
  AHCS or HCPC b)
  ARTP (Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology
• MBA or other formal management level qualification
• Leadership & management Qualification
• Teaching qualification / PGCE
• oAbility to undertake or have undertaken clinical audit.
• oAbility to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level.

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a year £55,690 - £62,682 per annum