Job summary
This specialist role is integral to delivering high quality, safe, and person centred mechanical ventilation at home, in line with NHS policy, professional standards, and national clinical guidance. The post holder will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of highly specialist programmes of care for patients requiring long term ventilatory support, ensuring interventions are evidence based and reflect NICE, NHS England, and local organisational policies.
Acting as the clinical expert within the home ventilation service, the post holder provides advanced specialist advice on complex care issues and supports the development of robust, clinically effective protocols and guidelines. They will lead multidisciplinary initiatives to standardise practice, strengthen governance, and ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and safeguarding requirements.
The role includes comprehensive assessment of patients, initiation and adaptation of ventilatory treatments, and ordering and interpreting clinical investigations within agreed NHS governance frameworks. The post holder will make appropriate referrals to multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure integrated, seamless care across community, acute, and regional networks.
- Interview Date Monday 20 April 2026
- 30 hours per week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
A key responsibility is driving quality improvement by benchmarking services against national and international standards, identifying gaps, and implementing changes to enhance safety, outcomes, and patient experience. They will contribute to the development of organisational and legal frameworks that enable safe, ethical delivery of home mechanical ventilation, demonstrating the ability to make clinically justified therapeutic decision that support NHS priorities for personalised care.
The post holder will champion patient, carer, and public involvement in service design, ensuring services are equitable, accessible, and responsive. They will also provide expert support to colleagues and lead organisational efforts to monitor, review, and improve clinical standards across the service.
The NMAHP Consultant for Home Mechanical Ventilation will act as the clinical expert for the service, providing advanced and highly specialist leadership in the assessment, management, and ongoing support of patients requiring long term mechanical ventilation in their own homes.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will fulfil all four domains of the NMAHP Consultant function, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, safe, and evidence based care.1. Advanced and Expert Clinical PracticeThe post holder will deliver expert-level assessment, clinical decision making, and treatment planning for patients requiring home mechanical ventilation. This includes managing complex clinical presentations, applying advanced theoretical knowledge to practice, and offering second opinion expertise for the organisation.2. Leadership and ConsultancyThey will provide strategic and clinical leadership across the home ventilation service, advising senior leaders, multidisciplinary teams, and external partners. The post holder will influence policy, contribute to service-wide governance, and act as a consultant resource for complex cases.3. Education and TrainingThe role will lead on the development and delivery of specialist education, training, and competency frameworks for staff involved in home mechanical ventilation, ensuring clinical excellence and compliance with national standards.4. Service Development, Evaluation, Research and AuditThe post holder will drive continuous improvement through research, audit, and service evaluation. They will lead on the design, implementation, and review of care pathways, ensuring services remain innovative, responsive, and aligned with NHS strategy.Extensive clinical, leadership, and academic experience underpins this role, supported by specialist training and ongoing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will fulfil all four domains of the NMAHP Consultant function, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, safe, and evidence based care.1. Advanced and Expert Clinical PracticeThe post holder will deliver expert-level assessment, clinical decision making, and treatment planning for patients requiring home mechanical ventilation. This includes managing complex clinical presentations, applying advanced theoretical knowledge to practice, and offering second opinion expertise for the organisation.2. Leadership and ConsultancyThey will provide strategic and clinical leadership across the home ventilation service, advising senior leaders, multidisciplinary teams, and external partners. The post holder will influence policy, contribute to service-wide governance, and act as a consultant resource for complex cases.3. Education and TrainingThe role will lead on the development and delivery of specialist education, training, and competency frameworks for staff involved in home mechanical ventilation, ensuring clinical excellence and compliance with national standards.4. Service Development, Evaluation, Research and AuditThe post holder will drive continuous improvement through research, audit, and service evaluation. They will lead on the design, implementation, and review of care pathways, ensuring services remain innovative, responsive, and aligned with NHS strategy.Extensive clinical, leadership, and academic experience underpins this role, supported by specialist training and ongoing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- oCurrent NMC/HCPC registration
- oPossession of a Master's Degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level
- oEvidence of specialist education related to area of clinical expertise
Desirable
- oPossession of or working towards a Doctorate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of Supervision and assessment in practice
- oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- oHighly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice
- oHas expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession
- oExtensive experience of clinical work in specialist area
- oAudit / research experience
- oExtensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field
- oExperience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level
Desirable
- oExperience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oGood IT skills
- oEffective report writing skills
- oEffective organisation and time management skills
- oAbility to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment
- oActs autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making
- oIs able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience
- oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role
- o Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- oCurrent NMC/HCPC registration
- oPossession of a Master's Degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level
- oEvidence of specialist education related to area of clinical expertise
Desirable
- oPossession of or working towards a Doctorate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of Supervision and assessment in practice
- oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- oHighly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice
- oHas expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of your profession
- oExtensive experience of clinical work in specialist area
- oAudit / research experience
- oExtensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field
- oExperience of contributing to the development of your profession at a regional / national level
Desirable
- oExperience / evidence of professional leadership in relation to their service at a regional and/or national level
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oGood IT skills
- oEffective report writing skills
- oEffective organisation and time management skills
- oAbility to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment
- oActs autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making
- oIs able to assimilate risk / benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience
- oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role
- o Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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