Main area: Respiratory / Sleep Physiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Secondment: 12 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Would consider less than full time for suitable candidate)
Job ref: 158-24-311-DIA
Employer: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - The Spine, Town Liverpool
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Practice Education Coordinator, Respiratory / Sleep Physiology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
The Cheshire & Merseyside Physiological Sciences Network is seeking to appoint a Practice Education Coordinator (PEC) for Respiratory and Sleep Physiology. The practice education coordinator will work closely with the Respiratory and Sleep Physiology network, training leads across Trust departments and will coordinate practice education in respiratory and sleep physiology across C&M.
The Practice Education Coordinator will provide training coordination and training package development expertise, use project management skills and be responsible for the development and implementation of a C&M respiratory supervisor/educator collaborative. The role will also lead workforce planning and training needs analysis for the Respiratory and Sleep Physiology network.
The role will support the development of a workforce plan for the Physiological Sciences Network and provide expert workforce and training advice and guidance in the development of the plan.
The post holder will work collaboratively with Trust respiratory and sleep physiology training leads, Respiratory and Sleep Physiology network lead, NHS England workforce and training leads and develop strong links with education establishments and other Health Care Scientists.
Interviews to be held W/C 10th February 2025
Main duties of the job
1. To coordinate practice education in respiratory physiology and sleep physiology across C&M.
2. To focus on combined Respiratory and Sleep Physiology training as a priority area.
3. To develop a supervisor/educator collaborative or network across C&M. The purpose of this network will be to support the education supervisors in each Trust.
4. The post holder will coordinate the development of the following areas via the educator collaborative:
1. Coordinate the development of a training package which will broaden students' general respiratory and sleep physiology knowledge base;
2. Review and update preceptorship guidance documentation;
3. Coordinate the development of training/career pathways for respiratory and sleep physiologists;
4. Develop strong links with Universities and Academies;
5. Continued provision of apprentice pathways at all levels.
5. To assist with the development of a Physiological Science workforce strategy.
6. To lead workforce planning and training needs analysis for the Respiratory and Sleep Physiology network.
7. To promote best practice in training and education across Physiological Sciences.
This is a Physiological Sciences network wide post working across Trusts within the Cheshire & Merseyside integrated care system.
Working for our organisation
The Physiological Sciences Network is a part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme which is hosted by the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and incorporates all diagnostic tests that are delivered to our population. The programme is one of the transformation workstreams of the Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trust Collaborative. Our aim is to ensure that patients receive their diagnostics test at the earliest possible time and via a safe, efficient and high-quality system.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in.
We are -
* Kind
* Empowered
* Responsible
* Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description and person specification is provided and informal contact with individuals listed is encouraged before applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc in respiratory / sleep physiology or equivalent experience
* RCCP/AHCS registration or HCPC registration
* Teaching and Assessing qualification or willing to work towards or equivalent experience
* Post Graduate Qualification in cardiac physiology or education
* MSc qualification or working towards in a relevant subject or equivalent level of knowledge/specialist training
* Evidence of CPD activity
* ARTP certification, or equivalent
Knowledge
* Knowledge and experience as a specialist within cardiac physiology techniques and teaching/training.
* Experience in building effective working relationships.
* Partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
* Patient diagnostic and treatment pathway knowledge and expertise.
* In-depth knowledge of training needs of cardiac physiology staff.
* Evidence of highly developed written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to assimilate data, produce reports and present complex information clearly to Trust and system management groups.
* Understanding of training accreditation requirements in a clinical diagnostic setting.
* Up-to-date knowledge of relevant physiologist training and education legislation and guidance.
* Aware of current trends in respiratory and sleep science. Experience of working with current undergraduate Respiratory and Sleep Training Programmes.
* Advanced knowledge of the latest respiratory and sleep physiology regulations.
Experience
* Experience at management level (including experience at Band 7 equivalent or above) in a health sector role.
* Experience of working with clinicians in supporting evidence-based practice.
* Experience in providing expert clinical opinion to students.
* Experience of working in clinical networks and collaborative working groups.
* Experience in working with multiple stakeholders managing relationships and working with diverse groups.
* Experience in developing training packages.
* Team management experience. Supervision/teaching of students or other learners.
* Previous involvement in introducing new working practices.
* Evidence of leading the implementation of new ways of working and demonstrating measurable improvements.
* Experience of presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at Senior management committees.
* Presentation, research and audit experience.
* Experience of being a clinical tutor.
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 or ccf-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.
The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.
The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.
We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust has staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long-term conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also holds Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provides supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long-term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Ed Millensted
Job title: Physiological Sciences Network Lead
Email address: ed.millensted@healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07779456729
Additional information: Marie Belcher marie.belcher@nhs.net
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