Junior Assistant Sleep Physiologist

Job summary

The East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust performs sleep study tests on various sites. We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person to join our dynamic Sleep Team.

The post will require you download basic sleep study tests along with cleaning and initialization of the equipment prior to the test being performed, training will be given as part of your professional development within the role.

The role is permanent but we would consider part time for the right applicants.

Main duties of the job

To download sleep studies and check for good quality signals, and to action poor quality sleep studies as appropriate

To meet and greet patients, family members and carers, and set up and demonstrate how to put on the sleep study equipment

To ensure sleep study equipment is in good working order; identify and report damage, or those that need repair, to EME

To complete administration tasks associated with sleep studies, e.g. phoning patients, updating written documentation, scanning paperwork to EDN/EPR, accurately updating spreadsheets and databases

To maintain stock levels for sleep studies

To support the sleep physiology team with downloading SD cards and returning these to patients, and sending out, or arranging collection of, masks and consumables

To support the sleep physiology team with returned CPAP devices, e.g. cleaning, downloading and deleting data, phoning patients and completing documentation

To support the sleep service with administration tasks e.g. supporting the CPAP email and telephone helpline, CPAP consumables stock management

To be available to work over all sites

To complete any other tasks as deemed appropriate related to the sleep physiology service.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.