Practice Education Coordinator, Respiratory / Sleep Physiology

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 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

To coordinate practice education in respiratory physiology and sleep physiology across C&M.

To focus on combined Respiratory and Sleep Physiology training as a priority area

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.

The post holder will coordinate the development of the following areas via the educator collaborative:

• coordinate the development of a training package which will broaden students general respiratory and sleep physiology knowledge base;
• review and update preceptorship guidance documentation;
• coordinate the development of training/career pathways for respiratory and sleep physiologists;
• develop strong links with Universities and Academies
• continued provision of apprentice pathways at all levels

To assist with the development of a Physiological Science workforce strategy.

To lead workforce planning and training needs analysis for the Respiratory and Sleep Physiology network.

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

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.

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is provided and informal contact with individuals list 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

• Management/Leadership qualification
• IT skills
• 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 requirement in a clinical diagnostic setting
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant physiologist training and education legislation and guidance

• Awareness 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