Job summaryJob Title: Chief Respiratory and Sleep PhysiologistDivision: Medicine and Emergency CareCare Group: Specialist MedicineBand: 7Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum/pro rataWe are recruiting for a Chief Respiratory and Sleep Physiologistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist to join our friendly and supportive team of 11 physiologists and 2 administrative staff, working with 9 Respiratory Consultants.We have a busy Respiratory and Sleep service, including outpatient respiratory and sleep testing, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, comprehensive patient care and direct patient education at Medway Maritime Hospital and two new Community Diagnostic Centres.You must have a BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent, and or be on the RCCP register.Main duties of the jobTo competently and confidently perform pulmonary function tests and sleep investigations.To provide technical reports and interpretation on investigations that are performed within the department.To hold CPAP consultations for patients requiring treatment set-up, follow-up and annual review, and to provide comprehensive written reports.To deputise for the Principal Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist during times of leave and where delegatedTo vet referrals and, with the support of the Principal Physiologist, make patient treatment decisions.To ensure personal development through continued professional development (CPD).Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.The person should have specialist experience in advance sleep technology / advanced respiratory testing. To perform as an independent practitioner using clinical experience to manage patient care in a medical clinical environment.In addition your role will include supporting and training more junior team members and running or attending regular meetings, updating policies and procedures and training students.About usHere at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe successful candidate will be working independently in either Respiratory and Sleep.Perform, analyse and report on a wide range of respiratory investigations including:Full lung function testing (Spirometry, static lung volumes and gas transfer)Bronchodilator reversibility testingFENO6 Minute walk testOvernight oximetryMultichannel sleep studies (Respiratory Polygraphy)Full Polysomnography and MSLTActigraphyRecord, measure and monitor physiological changes in patients and deliver accurate, reliable and reproducible results.Hold consultation clinics discussing results of sleep investigations and explaining CPAPRevalidation and Registration therapy, including the administration of CPAP.Follow up all patients on CPAP treatment to ensure adequate compliance, implement additional investigations as necessary and continue to support established patients.Make decisions on treatment modifications for CPAP patients.Ensure the safe use and maintenance of all equipment.Perform required calibrations and organize maintenance updates as necessary.Participate in the Sleep MDM and put patients through for discussion as appropriate, based on clinical queries.Competency and experience performing and interpreting Lung Function Tests fully independentlyIn-depth knowledge of respiratory anatomy, physiology and pathologyKnowledge of sleep disorders and CPAP treatmentAbility to analyse and report multichannel sleep studies independentlyExperience on CPAP setup, follow-up and troubleshootingTeam leadership and management skillsPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialBSc Clinical PhysiologyDesirableRPSGT RegistrationARTP RegistrationRCCP voluntary registrationKnowledgeEssentialExpert in Lung Function and SleepCPAP therapy and Scoring of home Sleep StudiesDesirableAbility to work unsupervisedExperienceEssentialMinimum of 2 years post qualification experienceScoring of multi-channel sleep studyDesirableTeam leaderships and management skillsSkillsEssentialExcellent communication skillsEvidence of excellent teamworking skills with exampleFlexible and adaptable to cover gaps in serviceEvidence of putting the patient firstDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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).Employer detailsEmployer nameMedway NHS Foundation TrustAddressMedway Maritime HospitalWindmill RoadGillinghamME7 5NYEmployer's websitehttps://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)