East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Sleep Technician

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the delivery of the diagnostic respiratory and sleep physiology services at the brand new Clacton Diagnostic Hub.

Once training has been completed you will be able to run a sleep study set up clinic.

You will play a key role in the running and development of the Sleep diagnostic services which will involve attaching and demonstrating to patients how to apply their overnight sleep study device, for outpatients and where required inpatients.

You will maintain a good level of technical work in addition to downloading the data for the respiratory physiologist.

You will be responsible for triaging phone messages for CPAP equipment replacements and posting out to patients.

You will be joining a busy, multidisciplinary team including, CPAP Practitioner, Physiologists, Consultants, Respiratory Nurse Specialists and Administrative support.

You will carry out demonstrations and applications of a range of respiratory and sleep investigations:

Respiratory Sleep Polygraphy

Overnight Pulse Oximetry

Please note, the role will be cross sited across Clacton and Colchester

Main duties of the job

To provide a professional and efficient service to the patients of ESNEFT
To increase your practical and theoretical knowledge of the role of Sleep Technician
To perform a select range of Sleep & Respiratory investigations to a high standard with appropriate supervision as required.
To maintain CPD.
To adhere to the policy and procedures of the Sleep Department
To ensure the health and safety of those patients under your supervision
Deal with telephone queries from patients, relatives, general practitioners etc using the departmental database and portal and triaging to appropriate person
Perform device set up and clinics without supervision: (After training) cross sites as required
To arrange and set up the recordings for a range of sleep studies, data download and management of patients and equipment.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

05 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR726-23

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be overall in charge of the day to day running of the sleep service.
Remain professional and a role model at all times.
Have responsibly and management of other key members of the Sleep Service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be overall in charge of the day to day running of the sleep service.
Remain professional and a role model at all times.
Have responsibly and management of other key members of the Sleep Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

oNVQ Level 3 Health and General Healthcare Support

Experience

Essential

oUsed to working with patients and relatives in a health care environment

Desirable

oExperience of working in respiratory and/or sleep medicine
oExperience of working in outpatient clinics

Knowledge

Desirable

oUnderstanding of medical terminology
oAwareness of sleep disorders e.g. sleep apnoea
oUnderstanding of basic sleep diagnostics

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

oNVQ Level 3 Health and General Healthcare Support

Experience

Essential

oUsed to working with patients and relatives in a health care environment

Desirable

oExperience of working in respiratory and/or sleep medicine
oExperience of working in outpatient clinics

Knowledge

Desirable

oUnderstanding of medical terminology
oAwareness of sleep disorders e.g. sleep apnoea
oUnderstanding of basic sleep diagnostics

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)