# Sleep Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sleep-specialist-nurse/b79a67f6-ba5a-4c5e-bbd3-8dc1c491aa62 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sleep-specialist-nurse/b79a67f6-ba5a-4c5e-bbd3-8dc1c491aa62.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Swindon - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rota - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 15 hours per week (Part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T16:01:01.377Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sleep_Disorders/Sleep_Disorders-v8048882 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8048882?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Hours: 15 per week Salary: £15,983 - £19,246 per annum Are you an experienced nurse with good respiratory knowledge looking for the next challenge? A promising opportunity has emerged to enhance the sleep service by incorporating the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) located in West Swindon. The selected candidates will be required to work at the Great Western Hospital, Moredon medical centre  and the West Swindon site. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop their clinical skills and knowledge within the sleep service / ventilation team. The Team diagnoses and treats patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, movement disorders, and sleep-disordered breathing. The team predominately looks after outpatients who require sleep studies and NIV and CPAP treatment but also reviews some inpatients who require sleep studies or any guidance on NIV. The successful applicant must have up-to-date respiratory skills and knowledge to ensure. It will be required to work autonomously and within a friendly team.  Good communication and teamwork skills are essential. You will be part of an exciting and developing team that will support and develop you to achieve your potential. If you are keen, enjoy a dynamic workload, and thrive under pressure, we would love to hear from you. We will provide you with development opportunities to enhance your current level of practice and will support you as you transition into this role. ### Main duties of the job The Sleep Specialist Nurse will act as an autonomous clinical practitioner, providing specialist nursing care, education and advice to patients, their carers and other health care professionals regarding management of their condition. The post holder will be a valued member of the Sleep and Ventilation service providing assessment, care, support, and advice for patients undergoing sleep studies and treatments for sleep disordered breathing. To work within defined policies in conjunction with the Band 7 Respiratory Nurse, promoting and maintaining excellent, safe practice and continuing to develop the role of the nurse specialist. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To prepare and set up new patients on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). This involves patient assessment, explanation of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and CPAP therapy, mask fitting, trial of CPAP equipment and downloading compliance data. - To plan and organise setting up new patients on non-invasive ventilation, this also includes explanation into therapy, mask fitting and trial of NIV equipment and downloading compliance data and taking appropriate action as necessary. - To deal with complex and sensitive clinical queries from new and long-term CPAP and NIV users over the telephone and by email, where there may be barriers to understanding and where is empathy is required. - To provide home sleep studies equipment and oximetry in an outpatient basis Please see full Job description and person specification attached. ## Job Details Hours: 15 per week Salary: £15,983 - £19,246 per annum Are you an experienced nurse with good respiratory knowledge looking for the next challenge? A promising opportunity has emerged to enhance the sleep service by incorporating the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) located in West Swindon. The selected candidates will be required to work at the Great Western Hospital, Moredon medical centre and the West Swindon site. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop their clinical skills and knowledge within the sleep service / ventilation team. The Team diagnoses and treats patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, movement disorders, and sleep-disordered breathing. The team predominately looks after outpatients who require sleep studies and NIV and CPAP treatment but also reviews some inpatients who require sleep studies or any guidance on NIV. The successful applicant must have up-to-date respiratory skills and knowledge to ensure. It will be required to work autonomously and within a friendly team. Good communication and teamwork skills are essential. You will be part of an exciting and developing team that will support and develop you to achieve your potential. If you are keen, enjoy a dynamic workload, and thrive under pressure, we would love to hear from you. We will provide you with development opportunities to enhance your current level of practice and will support you as you transition into this role. ## Job Description The Sleep Specialist Nurse will act as an autonomous clinical practitioner, providing specialist nursing care, education and advice to patients, their carers and other health care professionals regarding management of their condition. The post holder will be a valued member of the Sleep and Ventilation service providing assessment, care, support, and advice for patients undergoing sleep studies and treatments for sleep disordered breathing. To work within defined policies in conjunction with the Band 7 Respiratory Nurse, promoting and maintaining excellent, safe practice and continuing to develop the role of the nurse specialist. ## Responsibilities To prepare and set up new patients on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). This involves patient assessment, explanation of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and CPAP therapy, mask fitting, trial of CPAP equipment and downloading compliance data. To plan and organise setting up new patients on non-invasive ventilation, this also includes explanation into therapy, mask fitting and trial of NIV equipment and downloading compliance data and taking appropriate action as necessary. To deal with complex and sensitive clinical queries from new and long-term CPAP and NIV users over the telephone and by email, where there may be barriers to understanding and where is empathy is required. To provide home sleep studies equipment and oximetry in an outpatient basis Please see full Job description and person specification attached. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Working as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team - Ability to function as an effective team member - Computer Literate - Ability to work autonomously - Relevant respiratory experience **Desirable** - Experience of working in a sleep clinic - Previous experience in a respiratory specialist role - Participation in research and /or audit ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or diploma level qualification - First-level registration registered with NMC - Evidence of continued professional development **Desirable** - Management / Leadership Qualification - Relevant Respiratory course or qualification - Patient assessment and clinical examination or equivalent course ## Documents - [sleep nurse jd - band 6 (pdf, 176.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337988) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.