Advanced Paediatric Sleep Physiologist Band 7

Chelsea And Westminster Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Highly Specialised Paediatric Sleep Physiologist to join the Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Physiology team within West London Children's Healthcare.

Based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, with cross-site involvement across WLCH, you will work with consultants, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality paediatric sleep services.

Qualifications

• Paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation experience.
• UK professional registration is required.
• Experience leading a team or supervising staff.
• Experience assisting in department management and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced paediatric sleep investigations and interpretation.
• Lead and supervise sleep physiology staff.
• Coordinate service planning and development within WLCH.
• Engage in education and research activities within the team.

Skills

Sleep physiology

Pediatric care

Ventilation systems

Clinical leadership

IT skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in physiological sciences

Masters or equivalent in physiological sciences

RPGST or equivalent qualification

Registered Clinical Scientist (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology)

Tools

Polysomnography equipment

Long-term ventilation devices (CPAP/NIV)

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Highly Specialised Paediatric Sleep Physiologist to join the existing Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Physiology team within West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH).

This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a growing and dynamic paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation service, supporting infants, children and young people with a wide range of complex sleep and respiratory conditions.

Based primarily at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the role includes cross-site working across all WLCH hospitals, collaborating closely with Consultants, Clinical Scientists, Physiologists, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists and wider multidisciplinary teams.

We are seeking an individual who is highly motivated, clinically skilled and passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people through high-quality, compassionate and evidence-based care.

If you are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people and thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and within West London Children's Healthcare, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population. The post holder may be required to supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers. The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.

For therapy services where there is current weekend working, the post holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies.

About us

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job responsibilities

Key areas of responsibility will include clinical practice, leadership and management, education, research and professional development.

1. Clinical Practice

• 1.1 To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• 1.2 To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• 1.3 To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• 1.4 To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required

2. Leadership and Management

• 2.1 To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
• 2.2 To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole.
• 2.3 To manage changes in service and staffing, both planned and unpredictable, and support and facilitate staff with caseload management.
• 2.4 To ensure that all staff within the team have appropriate support for their clinical practice and continuing professional development through team meetings, review, supervision, appraisal, training and development. To be a role model for more junior staff members.
• 2.5 To assist with performance management of more junior staff, technical instructors, support workers and students as required.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in physiological sciences or equivalent

Desirable

• Post graduate degree (Masters or equivalent) in physiological sciences, or equivalent.
• RPGST or equivalent qualification
• Registered Clinical Scientist (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology)

Experience

Essential

• 2+ years' experience working in a paediatric sleep and long-term ventilation unit in a band 6+ physiology role.
• 3 - 4 years' experience working in a sleep physiology unit.
• Experience assisting in department management, including line-management of junior staff
• Experience assisting in department operational including implementing and maintaining departmental policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Experience in leading or contributing to departmental research projects
• Experience in assisting with the business development of the department

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates strong theoretical knowledge of a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, alongside competence in setting up, supervising, and interpreting paediatric cardiorespiratory sleep studies to AASM standards, including complex cases.
• Possesses advanced technical skills to independently troubleshoot and manage diagnostic equipment and long-term ventilation devices such as CPAP and NIV.
• Able to support patients and carers through mask fitting, education sessions, troubleshooting queries, and ongoing annual reviews, ensuring safe and effective use of therapy.
• Applies sound clinical judgement in complex situations while recognising the limits of own expertise and seeking appropriate advice when required.
• Effectively plans, organises, and manages workload including patient scheduling, while working both autonomously and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, and communicating complex clinical information clearly to diverse audiences with strong IT skills.

Desirable

• Competent in the set-up, supervision, and interpretation of polysomnographic sleep studies in children to AASM standards
• Competent in performing and interpreting spirometry in children
• Ability to perform more complex lung function testing in adults and/or children

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Approachable, caring, kind and honest
• Punctual and enthusiastic
• Calm under reasonable pressure
• Good Customer Skills
• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Other requirements

Essential

• Physical abilities such as to meet the requirements of the role with any reasonable adjustments

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.

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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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).