Job summary
Join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust's internationally acclaimed Sleep and Ventilation Service as an advanced Sleep Physiologist and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of respiratory and sleep medicine.You'll work with a highly complex caseload, applying your expertise in positive airway pressure therapies alongside consultants and a truly collaborative multidisciplinary team. Your thinking will be challenged, and your skills will be refined.
Here, cutting-edge diagnostics, dedicated mentoring opportunities, and a supportive environment combine to offer unparalleled professional development--empowering you to deliver truly transformative care to patients across London. If you are looking for a challenge, and the opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills, this is the place for you. The leafy Hampstead area, with a plethora of shops and eateries on your doorstep, is a great place to work. Transport links are plentiful, and Central London is only 20 minutes away. The post holder will be in a unique position to hone their craft in this role and this post offers a great opportunity to build on knowledge, skills, and experience, enabling your CV to stand out in the crowd.
Main duties of the job
1.1 Provide high quality care to all patients under the care of the sleep and Ventilation Service.
1.2 Always maintain a professional behaviour and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values.
1.3 Lead and develop the sleep service at the community diagnostic centre (CDC) and train staff (band 7s and band 5s) in sleep diagnostic testing and scoring at Finchley Memorial Hospital and maintain the quality of sleep diagnostic testing at Royal Free London.
1.4 Provide a high standard of specialised advice/education on all levels to medical professionals, students, patients and company representatives. Have the ability to receive highly complex information where tact and persuasive skills are required
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma/equivalent qualification appropriate to profession (e.g. nurse, physiotherapist, respiratory physiologist)
- Appropriate registration with professional body (e.g. HCPC/RCN/RCCP)
- Evidence of portfolio of postgraduate continued development in specialist clinical area
- Post registration qualification relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate specialist sleep & ventilation experience
- Awareness of guidelines and national standards in the management of patients with sleep disordered breathing
- Awareness of guidelines and national standards in the management of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure .
- Demonstrate depth of knowledge in the field of sleep disordered breathing, domiciliary non -invasive ventilation and long term oxygen therapy
- Experience of working with a large clinical case -load
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentoring others
- Ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the treatment of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
- Ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the treatment of patients with sleep -disordered breathing
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage highly complex patients
- To be able to independently set -up CPAP on individuals with sleep disordered breathing and NIV on patients with hypercapnice respiratory failure
- To be able to troubleshoot and provide patients with advice regarding their equipment (CPAP, NIV, oxygen)
- To work as an independent and autonomous practitioner in an outpatient setting
- Skills in critical analysis and the applications of research to practice
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Ability to problem -solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence (written and verbal) and listeneing skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of team
- A proactive approach to work
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are me
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma/equivalent qualification appropriate to profession (e.g. nurse, physiotherapist, respiratory physiologist)
- Appropriate registration with professional body (e.g. HCPC/RCN/RCCP)
- Evidence of portfolio of postgraduate continued development in specialist clinical area
- Post registration qualification relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate specialist sleep & ventilation experience
- Awareness of guidelines and national standards in the management of patients with sleep disordered breathing
- Awareness of guidelines and national standards in the management of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure .
- Demonstrate depth of knowledge in the field of sleep disordered breathing, domiciliary non -invasive ventilation and long term oxygen therapy
- Experience of working with a large clinical case -load
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentoring others
- Ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the treatment of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
- Ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the treatment of patients with sleep -disordered breathing
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage highly complex patients
- To be able to independently set -up CPAP on individuals with sleep disordered breathing and NIV on patients with hypercapnice respiratory failure
- To be able to troubleshoot and provide patients with advice regarding their equipment (CPAP, NIV, oxygen)
- To work as an independent and autonomous practitioner in an outpatient setting
- Skills in critical analysis and the applications of research to practice
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Ability to problem -solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence (written and verbal) and listeneing skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of team
- A proactive approach to work
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are me
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).
