Job summary
Sleep and Ventilation Registered Nurse/Respiratory Physiologist
This Band 5 registered nurse or respiratory physiologist/scientist role provides a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive multi-disciplinary team, providing excellent care for patients with sleep-disordered breathing. You will develop/ further develop skills in diagnosis, management, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea, ventilatory failure, and respiratory muscle weakness, including initiation and management of CPAP and non-invasive ventilation.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of other Specialist Sleep Nurses, Physiotherapists, Physiologists, Doctors, Clinical Support Workers, and trainee respiratory scientists.You will work alongside your colleagues supporting patient via face-to-face or telemedicine clinics. Along with manning the telephone lines, and answering messages to both patients, and other medical professionals.
We are passionate about helping support the personal development of our team, including leadership, management, and teaching skills. We are proud of the compassionate care we provide to patients and the academic output of our unit. Whilst we are a hospital out-patient based service, we are instrumental in helping prevent hospital admissions through rapidly responsive care, and we work closely with in-patient services and the community team.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to initiate newly diagnosed OSA patients on CPAP. Along with conducting regular reviews on existing patients both face-to-face and remotely. As a teaching hospital, we are always supporting the development of new professionals into the healthcare environment. You will be involved with helping to develop new trainees into Sleep and Ventilatory medicine. Please see the JD for full details on your responsibilities and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to initiate newly diagnosed OSA patients on CPAP. Along with conducting regular reviews on existing patients both face-to-face and remotely. As a teaching hospital, we are always supporting the development of new professionals into the healthcare environment. You will be involved with helping to develop new trainees into Sleep and Ventilatory medicine. Please see the JD for full details on your responsibilities and duties.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register, or undergraduate degree in Respiratory Physiology
- Post graduate level working evidenced via CPD portfolio. Relevant specialist post degree teaching/assessment/mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Completed or completing postgraduate level (HEI level 7) study
- Experience working in the field of Sleep and Ventilation
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge in the specialty
- Knowledge of the key professional issues and NMC/ARTP/Trust guidelines relating to professional practice
- Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
- Knowledge of the sleep and ventilation speciality
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Confident in own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate.
- Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
- Able to critically review and communicate clinical information.
Desirable
- Negotiation skills Awareness of own leadership skills/style
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical experience in relevant area of clinical practice
- Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor, appraiser, and/or mentor to others
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively
Desirable
- Multidisciplinary working
- Experience in telemedicine
- Previous experience in audit and evaluation
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
- Appropriately assertive, able to listen to others views, supportive to others
- Uses initiative and able to explain own decisions
Desirable
- Well written application. Structured nicely, grammatically correct, no spelling errors.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register, or undergraduate degree in Respiratory Physiology
- Post graduate level working evidenced via CPD portfolio. Relevant specialist post degree teaching/assessment/mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Completed or completing postgraduate level (HEI level 7) study
- Experience working in the field of Sleep and Ventilation
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge in the specialty
- Knowledge of the key professional issues and NMC/ARTP/Trust guidelines relating to professional practice
- Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
- Knowledge of the sleep and ventilation speciality
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Confident in own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate.
- Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
- Able to critically review and communicate clinical information.
Desirable
- Negotiation skills Awareness of own leadership skills/style
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical experience in relevant area of clinical practice
- Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor, appraiser, and/or mentor to others
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively
Desirable
- Multidisciplinary working
- Experience in telemedicine
- Previous experience in audit and evaluation
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
- Appropriately assertive, able to listen to others views, supportive to others
- Uses initiative and able to explain own decisions
Desirable
- Well written application. Structured nicely, grammatically correct, no spelling errors.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
