Sleep Technologist

Job overview

The Band 5 post holder is required to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team towards the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and contribute to and maintain excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice. One of the principal roles of this position is to ensure that sleep diagnostic data is accurately collected, recorded, analysed, and saved and therefore excellent IT skills are essential. It also involves daily face to face interaction with patients to deliver education and instruction and requires excellent communication and reporting skills.  The post holder will work as part of the wider team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service and will be supported by the senior members of the team. In-house and external training is offered as part of this role. Some home working is available as part of this role.

Main duties of the job

-You will set up, perform and (with training) interpret any of the sleep investigation studies used within the department, including any calibration and system checks necessary adhering to standard operating procedures. -You will download and store patient data from all sleep equipment and devices in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. -You will deliver education, instruction and support to patients attending the home sleep study and inpatient sleep study. -You will commence patients on sleep therapies including CPAP, according to departmental policy and procedure and to be able to competently evaluate patient progress and identify any changes or interventions necessary. -You will participate and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings. -You will assist, advise and support all members of the MDT within the parameters of your experience. -You will maintain levels of stock within the department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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