# Sleep Technologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Health science services
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (Limited funding)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 29.25 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T16:46:07.885Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sleep_Physiology/Sleep_Physiology-v8124548
- **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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 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 be able to competently commence patients on sleep therapies including CPAP and on occasion NIV, 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.

### 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.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- -Experience of clinical contact with patients and/or the public.

**Desirable**

- -Previous experience of sleep investigations and interventions such as PSG, CPAP, Oximetry.
- -Previous experience of sleep investigations and interventions such as PSG, CPAP, Oximetry. -Experience of performing physiological measurements on the paediatric population
- -Experience of delivering education or instruction to individuals and/or groups.

### Communication

**Essential**

- Evidence of working well as a team and individually.

**Desirable**

- Poster presentation or general presentation at scientific conferences.

### Skills and Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong IT skills including significant experience of Word and Excel.
- Good knowledge of sleep disorders and interventions.

**Desirable**

- Qualifications in IT programs such as Word or Excel
- Knowledge of UCLH systems (EPIC)
- Evidence of study days within speciality

### Knowledge and Qualifications

**Essential**

- -Degree in a scientific subject or
- -A professional qualification in a related field such as nursing or physiotherapy, healthcare science

**Desirable**

- -A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field.
- -RPSGT qualification.

### Personal and People Development

**Essential**

- -Continuous personal development evidenced.

## Documents

- [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685)
- [job description (pdf, 640.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435632)
- [functional requirement (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10421169)

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