Job summary
Job Title: Assistant Sleep Practitioner
Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care
Band: 3
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 per annum/pro rata
We are looking for an Assistant Sleep Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and who has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
An opportunity has arisen to join our busy Sleep and respiratory service in a supporting role. This post is key to the smooth running of the department. The post includes a mix of administrative and patient facing duties so the right candidate may be a CSW or administrator looking for an opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills. No experience in respiratory and sleep is required although this would be an advantage. The working pattern will be a mixture of 7.5hr day shifts and 12.5hr night shifts. These will be mainly worked on Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
A cheerful and pleasant personality is essential, as is experience of working with people in a hospital or caring setting. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work unsupervised and be flexible with your hours if required. You would also be expected to have flexibility to work across our multiple sites (including Rochester and Sheppey) therefore driving may be advantageous although not obligatory. Knowledge of hospital IT systems is also an advantage but clinical respiratory/sleep experience is not essential, as full training will be given.
You will share our values and have our ambition to be the BEST!
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To learn to set up and issue CPAP devices and consumables to patients.
To learn to understand and perform a range of basic, non-routine, and more complex sleep and respiratory investigations, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To undertake administrative duties such as appointments bookings, patient call backs and posting of consumables.
To understand, assist and participate in department audit, technical evaluation and research projects as required.
The primary purpose of the role is to assist the Sleep team with the recall and repair program of CPAP devices for Medway and Swales 3400 Sleep patients. To set up and issue new CPAP devices and consumables to patients. In addition there may be a requirement to assist with a range of clinical investigations to help make a diagnosis in patients with actual or suspected pulmonary disease or sleep disorders.
To learn to set up and issue CPAP devices and consumables to patients.
To learn to understand and perform a range of basic, non-routine, and more complex sleep and respiratory investigations, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To undertake administrative duties such as appointments bookings, patient call backs and posting of consumables.
To understand, assist and participate in department audit, technical evaluation and research projects as required.
To be responsible for the entry of patient records and reports on to the department database.
To participate in regular development review meetings and ensure mandatory training is up to date
To assist the senior staff with the implementation of new policies and procedures as required, and expansion of the service.
To assist the senior staff with monitoring and ordering of departmental supplies and equipment
To assist in the achievement of quality projects such as HQS.
To participate in individual performance review.
To participate in the training of Trust staff in spirometry when competent
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To learn to set up and issue CPAP devices and consumables to patients.
To learn to understand and perform a range of basic, non-routine, and more complex sleep and respiratory investigations, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To undertake administrative duties such as appointments bookings, patient call backs and posting of consumables.
To understand, assist and participate in department audit, technical evaluation and research projects as required.
The primary purpose of the role is to assist the Sleep team with the recall and repair program of CPAP devices for Medway and Swales 3400 Sleep patients. To set up and issue new CPAP devices and consumables to patients. In addition there may be a requirement to assist with a range of clinical investigations to help make a diagnosis in patients with actual or suspected pulmonary disease or sleep disorders.
To learn to set up and issue CPAP devices and consumables to patients.
To learn to understand and perform a range of basic, non-routine, and more complex sleep and respiratory investigations, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To undertake administrative duties such as appointments bookings, patient call backs and posting of consumables.
To understand, assist and participate in department audit, technical evaluation and research projects as required.
To be responsible for the entry of patient records and reports on to the department database.
To participate in regular development review meetings and ensure mandatory training is up to date
To assist the senior staff with the implementation of new policies and procedures as required, and expansion of the service.
To assist the senior staff with monitoring and ordering of departmental supplies and equipment
To assist in the achievement of quality projects such as HQS.
To participate in individual performance review.
To participate in the training of Trust staff in spirometry when competent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs including Science
- IT qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate some knowledge of Sleep or Respiratory Investigations
Desirable
- Knowledge of hospital IT system eg PAS, Solus, EPR, etc
Experience
Essential
- Working with patients in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working within a sleep department
Skills
Essential
- Dealing with clients or patients on the telephone
- Communicating with people of all levels
Other Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of teamworking
- Evidence of flexible working
- Willing and able to work nights
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs including Science
- IT qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate some knowledge of Sleep or Respiratory Investigations
Desirable
- Knowledge of hospital IT system eg PAS, Solus, EPR, etc
Experience
Essential
- Working with patients in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working within a sleep department
Skills
Essential
- Dealing with clients or patients on the telephone
- Communicating with people of all levels
Other Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of teamworking
- Evidence of flexible working
- Willing and able to work nights
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).
