Job summary
The Lung Function Lead will have responsibility for the Lung Function, Sleep and NIV Physiology departments at NUH taking a system wide view of healthcare to ensure that safe and effective care is designed, delivered and continues to be improved.
You must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), hold a Masters (or demonstrate equivalent research experience) and be a member of an appropriate professional body with experiences in a leadership role.
Main duties of the job
Leading and developing services;
Project management;
Strategic and business planning;
Service improvement and change management;
Quality systems management;
Budget management;
Performance monitoring and management;
Developing talented staff.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts is one of the biggest acute Trusts in the UK. It has one of the largest respiratory departments with 28 consultants and a nationally renowned academic department. The respiratory service provides a combination of secondary and tertiary respiratory care to the people of Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands. Tertiary services include Asthma, COPD, IPF, lung cancer, cystic lung disease/LAM and NIV.
Lung Function services are based at 3 locations; the Queen's Medical Centre, the Treatment Centre and at the City campus. The recent announcement of major funding to review and improve the provision of all services across the Trust presents an exciting opportunity to rescope lung function services across at NUHT in line with potential service relocations and the new ICS/long term respiratory plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manages, organises and coordinates provision of Lung Function, Sleep and NIV services to the Trust and external clients;
Manages scientific, administrative and support staff including recruitment, workload allocation, career development and performance;
Accountable for the development and delivery of strategy, policy developments, annual and financial planning and budget management;
Accountable for the quality of the services including audit, research and development, procurement and quality assurance of all equipment;
Manage the service and resources of the Respiratory, Physiology department ensuring that services are delivered in a timely manner in accordance with national and local targets and policies, within budget by trained and competent staff;
Provide effective professional leadership for all physiologists taking into account relevant legal, ethical and professional frameworks and maintaining high professional standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manages, organises and coordinates provision of Lung Function, Sleep and NIV services to the Trust and external clients;
Manages scientific, administrative and support staff including recruitment, workload allocation, career development and performance;
Accountable for the development and delivery of strategy, policy developments, annual and financial planning and budget management;
Accountable for the quality of the services including audit, research and development, procurement and quality assurance of all equipment;
Manage the service and resources of the Respiratory, Physiology department ensuring that services are delivered in a timely manner in accordance with national and local targets and policies, within budget by trained and competent staff;
Provide effective professional leadership for all physiologists taking into account relevant legal, ethical and professional frameworks and maintaining high professional standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist
- Masters Profession - scientific qualification to doctoral level or equivalent
- Evidence of post-graduate professional management development
- Evidence of CPD, research and/or peer reviewed publication
- Membership of professional body
Desirable
- Recognised leadership or managment qualification
- Higher Specialist Scientific Register
- Fellowship of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Leading and developing services
- Project managment
- Strategic and business planning
- Service improvement and change management
- Budget and financial management
- Performance monitoring and management
- Senior Healthcare Scientist level expertise
- A track record in R&I
- Data - analysis, interpretation and presentation
Desirable
- Recognised leadership or management qualification
- Higher Specialist Scientific Register
- Fellowship of professional body
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist
- Masters Profession - scientific qualification to doctoral level or equivalent
- Evidence of post-graduate professional management development
- Evidence of CPD, research and/or peer reviewed publication
- Membership of professional body
Desirable
- Recognised leadership or managment qualification
- Higher Specialist Scientific Register
- Fellowship of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Leading and developing services
- Project managment
- Strategic and business planning
- Service improvement and change management
- Budget and financial management
- Performance monitoring and management
- Senior Healthcare Scientist level expertise
- A track record in R&I
- Data - analysis, interpretation and presentation
Desirable
- Recognised leadership or management qualification
- Higher Specialist Scientific Register
- Fellowship of professional body
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).
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).