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Job summary

Main area
respiratory
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to friday)
Job ref
216-GT-DC7680376
Employer
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals plymouth
Town
Plymouth
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/02/2026 23:59

Employer heading

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Lead Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

  • To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
  • To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
  • The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
  • To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
  • To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
  • To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

Manage and lead the sleep and physiology service.

Undertake and interpret complex sleep and physiological tests.

Assess new patients to the service including see and treat. 

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To lead the delivery and development of a high quality diagnostic respiratory physiology and sleep service, providing expert professional and clinical leadership.
  • To carry out a broad range of respiratory and sleep investigations, and to play a key role in the development of the specialist diagnostic services, ensuring a high standard of technical work is maintained.
  • The post holder will autonomously use their clinical judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate clinical care and management of sleep patients within an agreed scope of practice.
  • To exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
  • To ensure the team provide continuous provision of evidence-based patient care, effective and efficient management of resources and staff development and education.
  • To lead discussions in service development and strategic planning and assisting with integrated care pathways in the local community.

For further details please see attached JD & PS

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven extensive demonstrable clinical experience at senior level
  • Demonstrate sufficient experience and exposure in respiratory and or sleep medicine.
  • Ability to lead and manage teams

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MSC in Physiology or equivalent
  • • Professional Body Registration a) AHCS or HCPC b) ARTP (Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology
Desirable criteria
  • MBA or other formal management level qualification
  • Leadership & management Qualification
  • Teaching qualification / PGCE

Apptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to undertake or have undertaken clinical audit.
  • • Ability to communicate with all members of the MDT at any level.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Disability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jonathan Plamer
Job title
Consultnat Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07884324389
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