Job overview
Exciting opportunity to join the Respiratory Sleep Medicine Service at Friarage Hospital, South Tees.
We are looking for a skilled professional to join an innovative team in delivering excellent care to patients requiring Non Invasive Ventilation with CPAP/BiPAP.
The candidate will be a registered nurse/physiologist/physiotherapist with an interest in Respiratory Sleep Medicine. This post is a specialist practitioner working as part of a multidisciplinary team in Respiratory Sleep Medicine.
The post holder will maintain and actively contribute to the delivery of excellent patient care to our service users.
The post holder will contribute to the further growth and development of Respiratory Sleep services to improve the quality of care for service users.
This role is a Band 6, however we would consider a Band 5 development role to work towards a Band 6 which will include a training programme of competencies to be completed in a specified timescale (please view both job descriptions).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work autonomously; clinically assessing new patients across inpatient and outpatient areas, in order to initiate new patients onto Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy or Bilevel positive airway pressure (Bipap) utilising local protocols, evidenced based clinical criteria, and national guidelines. The post holder will provide new and review clinics; analysing remote monitoring systems for all patient groups including some complex patients referred from specialist areas Bariatric services, adapting treatment regimens/prescriptions as appropriate to optimise therapy usage, whilst promoting self-care management with advice to ensure efficient and effective service provision through support and symptom recognition. Following discussion with senior staff and medics the post holder will refer for further related diagnostic procedures, intervention in treatment pathways or discharge from treatment. The post holder will have a good knowledge and understanding of a range of respiratory conditions and services to support or signpost other HCPs effectively providing a specialist service for patients with OSA and other conditions requiring Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Non-Invasive Ventilation and where appropriate Adaptive-servo Ventilation. Prior knowledge and experience of Non-Invasive Ventilation and Adaptive-servo Ventilation is desirable. The post holder will deliver this role across Hospital Tees sites as required.
Working for our organisation
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading Your Team to Success
3. Service Improvement for Beginners
4. Developing your Service Improvement Skills
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
5. Explore leadership within the NHS
6. Promote Trust values and behaviours
7. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
8. Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training (Band 6)
Essential criteria
9. Registered Nurse or ARTP registered physiologist (Respiratory or Sleep)
10. BSc in Nursing, Physiology or Physiotherapy or equivalent
11. Qualified to BSc in an appropriate field relevant to the area of specialism.
12. Evidence of relevant respiratory post graduate courses and CPD
Desirable criteria
13. Professional exams completed ARTP Part 1 and ARTP 2
Qualifications & Training (Band 5)
Essential criteria
14. Registered Nurse or ARTP registered physiologist (Respiratory or Sleep)
15. Qualified to BSc in an appropriate field relevant to the area of specialism.
16. Evidence of maintenance of own professional registration and revalidation as appropriate
Experience (Band 6)
Essential criteria
17. Previous experience of working at Band 6 or evidence of meeting the Band 5 KSF exit gateways
18. Ability to demonstrate on-going professional development and up-to-date clinical practice in the fields of respiratory/sleep physiology
19. Respiratory or critical care experience
Knowledge & Skills (Band 6)
Essential criteria
20. Broad knowledge and associated skills of related medical conditions for patients referred for Continuous Positive Airways Pressure, Non-Invasive and Adaptive-Servo Ventilation therapies, and the contra-indications for therapy.
21. Previous Respiratory/sleep medicine skills
Knowledge & Skills (Band 5)
Essential criteria
22. Have knowledge of non-invasive ventilation therapies and the related medical conditions
23. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area
Experience (Band 5)
Essential criteria
24. Previous experience of working at Band 5
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.