Sleep Technologist

Current vacancies

Site: Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, UCLH
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/:59

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Job overview

The Band 5 post holder is required to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team towards the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and contribute to and maintain excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice.
One of the principal roles of this position is to ensure that sleep diagnostic data is accurately collected, recorded, analysed, and saved; therefore, excellent IT skills are essential. It also involves daily face-to-face interaction with patients to deliver education and instruction and requires excellent communication and reporting skills.
The post holder will work as part of the wider team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service and will be supported by the senior members of the team. In-house and external training is offered as part of this role. Some home working is available as part of this role.

Main duties of the job

1. You will set up, perform and (with training) interpret any of the sleep investigation studies used within the department, including any calibration and system checks necessary adhering to standard operating procedures.
2. You will download and store patient data from all sleep equipment and devices in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
3. You will deliver education, instruction and support to patients attending the home sleep study and inpatient sleep study.
4. You will commence patients on sleep therapies including CPAP, according to departmental policy and procedure and to be able to competently evaluate patient progress and identify any changes or interventions necessary.
5. You will participate and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings.
6. You will assist, advise and support all members of the MDT within the parameters of your experience.
7. You will maintain levels of stock within the department.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff.

Person specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Degree in a scientific subject or
• A professional qualification in a related field such as nursing or physiotherapy, healthcare science
• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field.

Experience

• Experience of clinical contact with patients and/or the public.
• Previous experience of sleep investigations and interventions such as PSG, CPAP, Oximetry.
• Experience of performing physiological measurements on the paediatric population.
• Experience of delivering education or instruction to individuals and/or groups.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong IT skills including significant experience of Word and Excel.
• Good knowledge of sleep disorders and interventions.
• Qualifications in IT programs such as Word or Excel.
• Knowledge of UCLH systems (EPIC).
• Evidence of study days within speciality.

Communication

• Evidence of working well as a team and individually.
• Poster presentation or general presentation at scientific conferences.

Personal and People Development

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.

Benefits

We offer our permanent staff an interest-free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.