Job summary
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 recruting to a band 5 role within the Paediatric Sleep Team. You will be a Physiologist with an interest in sleep and ventilation, looking to gain experience in an expanding area of paediatrics. You will share responsibility of our home sleep service during office hours (8am-5pm), and work two night shifts a month to optimise inpatients' ventilator support.
The Paediatric Sleep Team at Southampton Children's Hospital is one of a handful of comprehensive sleep centres in the UK, serving a large geographical area. The respiratory sleep service runs a near 24/7 service, facilitating inpatient and home studies on a weekly basis. We are a friendly and supportive team comprised of three sleep technicians who run our overnight studies, two respiratory and sleep technicians, four sleep physiologists, and Long Term Ventilation (LTV) nurse specialists with a dual role within the LTV and sleep team and a lead sleep physiologist.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
WHAT YOULL DO
You will help manage the inpatient and home sleep service in coordination with the Sleep & Respiratory Technicians and the Sleep Physiologists. You will organise and run clinics where families are trained to use home sleep study equipment and analyse and provide specialist interpretation of the sleep study results for the Respiratory clinicians.
On two scheduled (according to rota) nights per month you will also run LTV titration sleep studies. On these nights you will admit patients, apply sleep study sensors, monitor physiologic signals, and adjust ventilator settings according to a prescription and standardised protocols.
Assist in the management of the waiting list for inpatient studies and coordinate the study dates and diary management for this group of patients.
Training on procedure, policies, equipment and software will be provided.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FORWe are looking for an enthusiastic physiologist with formal training to a BSc or equivalent level, or with very specific equivalent training and experience in a Respiratory or Sleep Laboratory or similar clinical environment. You must have:
the ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings the ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety the ability to work with respiratory equipment and trouble shoot problems good organisation skills and effective time management the ability to work flexibly across various shifts, including nights.
Job description
Job responsibilities
WHAT YOULL DO
You will help manage the inpatient and home sleep service in coordination with the Sleep & Respiratory Technicians and the Sleep Physiologists. You will organise and run clinics where families are trained to use home sleep study equipment and analyse and provide specialist interpretation of the sleep study results for the Respiratory clinicians.
On two scheduled (according to rota) nights per month you will also run LTV titration sleep studies. On these nights you will admit patients, apply sleep study sensors, monitor physiologic signals, and adjust ventilator settings according to a prescription and standardised protocols.
Assist in the management of the waiting list for inpatient studies and coordinate the study dates and diary management for this group of patients.
Training on procedure, policies, equipment and software will be provided.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FORWe are looking for an enthusiastic physiologist with formal training to a BSc or equivalent level, or with very specific equivalent training and experience in a Respiratory or Sleep Laboratory or similar clinical environment. You must have:
the ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings the ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety the ability to work with respiratory equipment and trouble shoot problems good organisation skills and effective time management the ability to work flexibly across various shifts, including nights.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Scientific knowledge acquired through formal training to Healthcare Science BSc (Respiratory) or equivalent level, or specific equivalent training and experience
- Experience working in a Respiratory or Sleep Physiology Laboratory or similar clinical environment
- Experience working with children
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings.
- Ability to work as part of a Multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to use initiative, prioritise and deliver agreed objectives
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job and deal with stressful situations.
- Good organisation skills and effective time management.
- Willingness to undertake further training.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet needs of service, including night shifts.
- Aware of personal/professional limitations.
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience
- Knowledge and understanding of carrying out sleep studies
- Experience in care and maintenance of respiratory and sleep equipment, including ventilators.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Scientific knowledge acquired through formal training to Healthcare Science BSc (Respiratory) or equivalent level, or specific equivalent training and experience
- Experience working in a Respiratory or Sleep Physiology Laboratory or similar clinical environment
- Experience working with children
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings.
- Ability to work as part of a Multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to use initiative, prioritise and deliver agreed objectives
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to adjust to pressures of the job and deal with stressful situations.
- Good organisation skills and effective time management.
- Willingness to undertake further training.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet needs of service, including night shifts.
- Aware of personal/professional limitations.
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience
- Knowledge and understanding of carrying out sleep studies
- Experience in care and maintenance of respiratory and sleep equipment, including ventilators.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
