Job summary
- Main area
- Child Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-SNM020625
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £37,338.00- £44,962.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
- Closing
- 14/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/07/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Long Term Ventilation Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for new team members to join the Paediatric Long Term Ventilation service at University Hospitals Trust Southampton. We have two band 6 vacancies, and are open to applicants with physiology, nursing or physiotherapy backgrounds. Experience in long term ventilation, non-invasive ventilation and/or sleep analysis is essential
The successful candidates will work as part of the established MDT at a time of exciting change. Due to the rapid growth of our patient cohort, we are currently re-structuring and developing the LTV service into two streams; Sleep Disordered Breathing NIV and Long-Term Complex Ventilation.
The band 6 posts will involve working autonomously with children and families on the ward, in clinics and in the community. Due to the geographical location of our patients access to a car is essential for community outreach care.
Our caseload consists of patients that have chronic conditions who may also be acutely unwell, so we are looking for applicants who have experience working in challenging and emotive situations with active coping strategies and resilience.
The successful applicants must have a definite desire to work within the speciality, with motivation to drive forward service improvements.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Depending on the applicant’s profession, jobs responsibilities would include:
Physiotherapist/Nurse role
• Initiation/titration of ventilation for complex patients, both NIV and TIV.
• Develop individual programmes of care and provide specialist advice to families, members of the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies in the care and treatment of LTV patients.
• Case management of the Long-Term Complex Ventilation patient caseload. Including discharge planning, coordinating applications for packages of care for children needing LTV, taking responsibility for liaising with primary care and members of the multi-disciplinary team involved with the child and family
• Download and remote monitoring/titration of home ventilation devices
• Formal titration of NIV/LTV in the form of 3 night shifts in an 8 week period.
• Sleep study analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Participate in teaching and training of families and members of the MDT in respect of discharge planning and caring for children with complex needs requiring LTV.
• Undertake telephone and practitioner-led clinics to support and clinically assess patients.
• Set standards and policies for clinical practice in conjunction with other senior team members to ensure a co-ordinated and effective patient care.
• Provide expert knowledge and clinical competence as part of the LTV team, ensuring care delivery is of a high standard and evidenced based.
• Presentation at regional and local study days.
Physiologist/Nurse role
• Initiation/titration of ventilation for sleep disordered breathing/NIV patients.
• Develop individual programmes of care and provide specialist advice to families, members of the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies in the care and treatment of patients requiring NIV.
• Case management of paediatric sleep disordered breathing NIV patient caseload.
• Download and remote monitoring/titration of home ventilation devices
• Formal titration of NIV in the form of 3 night shifts in an 8 week period.
• Sleep study analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Educational responsibilities for both parents/carers and wider MDT healthcare professionals.
• Participate in AHP led clinics ( face-to-face and telephone) to support Sleep Disordered Breathing NIV patient cohort.
• Set standards and policies for clinical practice in conjunction with other senior team members to ensure a co-ordinated and effective patient care.
• Provide expert knowledge and clinical competence as part of the LTV team, ensuring care delivery is of a high standard and evidenced based.
• Presentation at regional and local study days.
A full drivers license and access to a vehicle is required.
For more details, please see the full job descriptions and Person specifications. Informal visits are most welcome. Please contact the team to arrange a visit or TEAMS chat.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Degree qualification, 120 credits at L6 or possess an equivalent knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant specialist training, experience or portfolio
- Significant post registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality
- Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
- Higher Education Institute approved course in supporting learners in practice or evidence assessed to be of equivalent experience, demonstrating support to a range of learners in practice. Provide evidence of both supporting a range of learners in practice and supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Extensive post registration experience within specialist area.
- Knowledge of current issues within the acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
Desirable criteria
- Change Management, clinical practice development.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth McClaren
- Job title
- Paediatric Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 023 81 206968
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