[ref. g6065622] Healthcare Science Practitioner- Sleep Service - University of Manchester
Job overview
Are you interested in a career in Sleep Medicine and passionate about patient care? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our expanding team in the sleep department at Trafford General Hospital, Manchester Foundation Trust.
You will be required to contribute to the delivery of home Sleep Studies, WatchPAT, actigraphy, Polysomnography (PSG) and MSLT.
Responsible for the initiation of CPAP therapy for the treatment of sleep apnoea and undertaking the processes of on-going monitoring of CPAP performing timely patient reviews.
Please note all staff are required to work flexibly to cover evening shifts and occasional overnight studies.
Trainee applicants will be considered, and dependant on experience paid at trainee rate ( Annex 21) until all competencies to fulfil the role can be met. This would be expected to be fulfilled within a year of joining the trust.
Main duties of the job
Maintain accurate records of all procedures and interactions with patients in patient clinical notes and departmental database
Perform, analyse and provide reports of routine investigations within the sleep service, including respiratory sleep studies and CPAP compliance
Prepare equipment for patients undergoing polygraphy and complex Polysomnography sleep studies
Attend regular revision courses to ensure advancement of knowledge and to understand principles of testing and treatment procedures used within the service
Assist in the tutoring and demonstrating Sleep Medicine and Sleep Physiology to university students undertaking pre and post graduate degrees in Clinical Physiology for Modernising Scientific Careers pathway and other advanced Sleep Medicine training.
Successful candidates will be encouraged to train towards qualifications to assist in delivering teaching to University students.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BSc Biological or Physiological sciences or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Competent Polygraphy Setting up , downloading and scoring
- PTP (Sleep) Graduate
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working in a Respiratory sleep service.
- CPAP issue, monitoring, trouble shooting.
- Polygraphy Issuing, downloading and scoring.
- Overnight monitoring of patients
- Willing to undertake further study
- Sleep, or respiratory testing
- Neurology, Psychology experience
- NHS Nursing