Deputy Clinical Service Lead; CPET & Prehabilitation

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The closing date is 07 January 2026

This is a unique opportunity to take a senior role in a multi‑disciplinary team supporting the continuing development of an integrated Cardio‑Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) and Prehabilitation service.

UHL has been delivering an Anaesthetist‑led CPET service for more than 10years to support surgical decision‑making. Over the last three years, the team have introduced Physiologist delivered CPET clinics. The successful applicant will deliver CPET clinics, in addition to referral triage and clinic management including equipment maintenance and staff supervision.

Prehabilitation is an emerging clinical speciality providing patient‑centred care and utilising multi‑modal interventions to support people to prepare both physically and emotionally for major surgery, usually for cancer. The UHL Fit4

Surgery intervention has been running for 5 years and comprises both face‑to‑face assessment and exercise sessions with home‑based exercise to support patients. This role will also include a prehabilitation caseload and hence provides a fantastic opportunity to combine different clinical skills to provide seamless patient‑centred care.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record of managing and developing physiologist‑delivered clinical services and excellent clinical physiology skills. The role will support you to enhance your skills as a clinical practitioner by working within the CPET and Prehabilitation department.

You will be expected to

• Work with the Medical Leads for CPET and Prehabilitation to lead the delivery of the CPET service for prehab and pre‑operative patients.
• Perform and interpret highly specialist CPET diagnostic tests according to the POETTS guidelines and protocols with the support from the Medical Lead for CPET.
• Develop/maintain clinical expertise according to the CPET & Prehabilitation service need.
• Be responsible for ensuring that waiting list targets are met utilising demand and capacity.
• Co‑ordinate CPET clinics working with support staff and the Respiratory Physiology Unit to maintain and develop any services required in keeping with UHL agreement.
• Assist the Prehabilitation Clinical Service Lead in the planning, co‑ordinating, and effective and safe delivery of the prehabilitation service.
• Deputise for the Prehabilitation Clinical Service Lead when needed
• Contribute to the clinical supervision, line management and training of CPET & Prehabilitation team
• Contribute to prehabilitation service delivery including referral screening, assessment, exercise prescription, delivery of session and audit of outcomes.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ).

We have four primary goals:

• high‑quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Post holder is responsible for the day‑to‑day smooth running and provision of CPET services across UHL sites, with the support of the Medical and Clinical Service Leads. This includes:

• Independently performing CPET and producing high quality reports.
• Effectively organise and prioritise own caseload according to the clinical urgency, providing timely appropriate service.
• Supervision of team to ensure referrals are booked in a timely and accurate manner and ensure results of tests are available to the referrer within…