Job Summary

This is a joint role providing professional leadership to both the Respiratory Physiology services and the Sleep Centre at Royal Papworth Hospital. 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, Tasks & Skills Required

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.
• Meeting current clinical demand while working with operations to develop and implement a strategy to increase capacity to meet growing demand and resolve backlogs.
• Promote the departments to raise their national and international profiles through engaging in collaborative teaching and research projects.

About Us

[Employer hidden] 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Undergraduate degree in science related subject, evidence of ongoing education, management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience. Desirable: Post-graduate qualification, AASM or European sleep qualification equivalent.

Experience

Essential: Previous experience in sleep and respiratory, team leadership and line management, service improvement, as a Respiratory Healthcare Science Specialist, budget management, teaching, performing and interpreting complex tests (including polysomnography), practical and theoretical knowledge of all respiratory and sleep physiological assessments, research, proficient in Microsoft products, excellent communication, ability to prioritise, work autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team. Desirable: NHS or healthcare provider experience, involvement in regional/national/international projects, procurement experience.

Additional Criteria

Commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration. Ability to work shifts, willingness to travel, manual handling, fine dexterity and attention to detail.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact

For help with your application, contact: Zoe Robinson at [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].