This is a joint role providing professional leadership to both the Respiratory Physiology services and the Sleep Centre at RPH. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Joint Respiratory Physiology Services, Divisional Operational Management Team and RSSC Clinical Lead to develop and deliver a long-term strategic plan and annual business plan for both clinical and research work for the departments. This will include responsibility for innovation and service development in the context of developing staff roles and introducing new technologies underpinned by research, validation and audit. The post holder will lead service delivery and development whilst maintaining day-to-day participation in the clinical and research work of the department. The post holder will work with the administrative and clinical teams to ensure that the national waiting times for diagnostics are met.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role will include:

Oversight and line management of the Sleep Lab/Respiratory Physiology team, which includes bands 5 to 7 respiratory and sleep scientists, bands 3 to 4 healthcare and admin staff. The successful applicant will have a hands-on role, leading the team to deliver, improve and grow the complex sleep investigation and respiratory physiology clinical services, while facilitating research initiatives.

This includes meeting current clinical demand while working with operations to develop and implement a strategy to increase capacity to meet growing demand and resolve backlogs.

They will promote the departments to raise their national and international profiles through engaging in collaborative teaching and research projects.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in science related subject
• Evidence of ongoing education, training, and professional development
• Management and / or Leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification
• AASM or European sleep qualification equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in the field of sleep and respiratory
• Previous experience of team leadership and line management
• Experience of service improvement and development
• Experience of working as a Respiratory Healthcare Science Specialist
• Experience in the management of a service including budgetary responsibilities
• Experience of formal and informal teaching
• Experience of performing and interpreting simple to complex tests of respiratory and sleep physiology, including polysomnography.
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of all respiratory and sleep physiological assessments from simple to complex
• Knowledge of conducting research through devising research projects, collecting data and analysing results
• Proficient in Microsoft products, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate often sensitive and contentious information to a variety of individuals including patients
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work autonomously but also as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• NHS or healthcare provider experience
• Involvement in regional, national or international projects
• Experience in the procurement and tendering process of goods

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Ability to work shifts / specific hours with a flexible approach
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to undertake manual handling tasks
• Fine dexterity required and attention to fine detail

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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