Clinical Specialist Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the interesting and rewarding field of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The Leeds sleep and complex ventilation service provides a comprehensive service to the people of West Yorkshire and beyond. We are a large centre with nearly 9000 CPAP users and over 1200 individuals on ventilation. The team comprises of a range of professions including Nursing, Physiotherapy and Physiologists all experts in their field and it is your turn to join them.

Based at St James's University Hospital in the vibrant and growing city of Leeds.

The successful candidate will have some existing skills and will further develop skills in diagnosing & treating SDB, becoming an expert in CPAP, non invasive and invasive home ventilation.

Work is mainly outpatient based with a mixture of telephone and face to face clinics,

they will also provide specialist input across the inpatient base. Holding a clean valid driving licence and having access to a vehicle they will be expected to cover a geographical patch to provide their expertise at home and in other care settings as well.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values.

Lisa Emmett Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist lisaemmett@nhs.net 0113 2066040

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or
• Physiotherapist

Experience

Essential

• Managing Staff
• Current issues in healthcare

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)