Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team in the Adult Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's Hospital. Sleep Disorders Medicine is a rapidly expanding specialist field and we are looking for healthcare scientists, Nurses or Allied Health Professionals who wish to begin or develop a career in Sleep Medicine. Graduates welcome.
We are a 10 bedded sleep unit performing sleep investigations for all sleep disorders including complex and specialist presentations. You will work in both in-patient and out-patient areas and you will be trained in all aspects of sleep diagnostic interpretation and interventions.
Main duties of the job
We have a large domiciliary service providing clinical screening and diagnostic services across London and the UK. The role will involve face to face and virtual clinics. Analysis of diagnostic data forms a core part of the role alongside managing care pathways for CPAP users. Therefore excellent IT and communication skills are essential.
Shift patterns are variable and include some evenings, weekends and rotation to night duties. Due to limitations in the location and nature of the role we are unable to support some shift patterns. Please enquire with us directly.
Transferable skills include; previous experience with respiratory patients using non-invasive ventilation (CPAP/APAP/Bi-PAP) and/or ventilated patients, analysis of EEG/ECG or similar diagnostic data, unsupervised delivery of clinics in a related speciality and experience of data entry/analysis.
Performing consultations and delivering education to individuals or groups is also an important part of the role and the successful candidate should have a good understanding of OSA and it's management.
We offer opportunities for personal and professional development.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires an ability to work creatively and flexibly to deliver care across the service to our patient population. The post involves direct contact with patients to both educate and issue the appropriate equipment and evaluate adherence across long term use. This may be diagnostic or therapeutic devices, face to face or via a digital platform. Devices include diagnostic equipment for domiciliary sleep screening, CPAP units and consumables for an existing population of over 20,000 patients. The candidate must have a good knowledge of obstructive sleep apnoea and be able to demonstrate this at interview. They should also have excellent communication skills as providing comprehensive education and instruction to patients forms a significant part of this role. The post holder will also be expected to apply sleep monitoring equipment for in-patient sleep investigations and analyse biophysiological data both live and recorded. Therefore attention to detail and strong IT skills are important.
During night shift the post holder will form part of a small team responsible for the patients admitted overnight. A degree of leadership is expected. One of the primary responsibilities after patient safety is the maintenance of signal quality and candidates will be expected to be able to perform a full bio-calibration prior to the start of each study, re-apply electrodes/sensors when necessary, document accurately any interventions or changes in standard protocol including the initiation of therapeutic devices if indicated. Full training will be delivered.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires an ability to work creatively and flexibly to deliver care across the service to our patient population. The post involves direct contact with patients to both educate and issue the appropriate equipment and evaluate adherence across long term use. This may be diagnostic or therapeutic devices, face to face or via a digital platform. Devices include diagnostic equipment for domiciliary sleep screening, CPAP units and consumables for an existing population of over 20,000 patients. The candidate must have a good knowledge of obstructive sleep apnoea and be able to demonstrate this at interview. They should also have excellent communication skills as providing comprehensive education and instruction to patients forms a significant part of this role. The post holder will also be expected to apply sleep monitoring equipment for in-patient sleep investigations and analyse biophysiological data both live and recorded. Therefore attention to detail and strong IT skills are important.
During night shift the post holder will form part of a small team responsible for the patients admitted overnight. A degree of leadership is expected. One of the primary responsibilities after patient safety is the maintenance of signal quality and candidates will be expected to be able to perform a full bio-calibration prior to the start of each study, re-apply electrodes/sensors when necessary, document accurately any interventions or changes in standard protocol including the initiation of therapeutic devices if indicated. Full training will be delivered.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in a scientific subject or life sciences
- A professional qualification in a related field such as nursing or physiotherapy, healthcare science
Desirable
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) qualification
- A-STEP
- Qualifications in a related subject (Respiratory, neurology, chronobiology)
- Registration with BRPT or related professional body such as NMC
- Registration with a voluntary body such as RCCP
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of contact with patients and/or the public in a clinical setting
- Significant experience of teaching
Desirable
- Previous experience of sleep investigations and interventions such as PSG, CPAP, Oximetry.
- Experience of delivering education or instruction to individuals and/or groups
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong IT skills
- Good basic knowledge of sleep disorders and interventions
Desirable
- Qualifications in IT programs such as Word or Excel
- Evidence of study days within speciality
- Evidence of interpretation of biophysiological data (ECG, EEG, SpO2)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- The department is situated across 3 levels and access/egress is via stairs only in an emergency. Please see Functional Requirements form for more details
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in a scientific subject or life sciences
- A professional qualification in a related field such as nursing or physiotherapy, healthcare science
Desirable
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) qualification
- A-STEP
- Qualifications in a related subject (Respiratory, neurology, chronobiology)
- Registration with BRPT or related professional body such as NMC
- Registration with a voluntary body such as RCCP
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of contact with patients and/or the public in a clinical setting
- Significant experience of teaching
Desirable
- Previous experience of sleep investigations and interventions such as PSG, CPAP, Oximetry.
- Experience of delivering education or instruction to individuals and/or groups
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong IT skills
- Good basic knowledge of sleep disorders and interventions
Desirable
- Qualifications in IT programs such as Word or Excel
- Evidence of study days within speciality
- Evidence of interpretation of biophysiological data (ECG, EEG, SpO2)
Physical Requirements
Essential
- The department is situated across 3 levels and access/egress is via stairs only in an emergency. Please see Functional Requirements form for more details
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).
