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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of the founding clinicians within our newly established Community Tracheostomy and Complex Airway Team.
This innovative service has been developed to provide specialist support for adults living with tracheostomies and complex airway needs across Sheffield. Working across community and acute interfaces, the team will support safe discharge from hospital, provide ongoing clinical oversight in the community, reduce avoidable admissions, improve patient outcomes, and build confidence and capability amongst patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
We welcome applications from candidates seeking either full-time working (37.5 hours per week) or part-time working at 30 hours per week. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with service requirements.
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will:
- Provide advanced specialist assessment, treatment, monitoring and review for adults living with tracheostomies and complex airway needs.
- Support safe and coordinated discharge from acute services into community settings.
- Deliver expert clinical advice and support to community teams, primary care, care homes, independent providers, patients and carers.
- Lead on education, competency development and workforce training relating to tracheostomy and airway management.
- Act as a specialist resource for patients requiring tracheostomy tube changes, airway reviews and management of airway-related complications.
- Contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities.
- Work collaboratively with ENT, Critical Care, Respiratory, Community Nursing, Rehabilitation Services, Primary Care and Urgent Community Response teams.
- Support the development of pathways, policies, standard operating procedures and clinical governance arrangements for the new service.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Additional information
The role is community based and requires regular travel across Sheffield, including visits to patients' homes, care homes, community settings and acute hospital sites. The postholder will play a key role in establishing and shaping the future direction of this new specialist service.
Join us and help create a pioneering community service that improves outcomes, enhances safety and supports independence for people living with tracheostomies and complex airway needs across Sheffield.
About the employer
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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