Sleep Technician
You will download the data at the end of the study, ensure artefact removal, mark the periods of sleep and upload data to patients charts. You will flag any study that sits outside of given parameters once downloaded. You will also carry the on call phone on some night shifts providing telephone support on home clinic days between the hours of 1900-0500 to assist families carrying out home studies.
For most nights this is a lone working role with support from ward staff. What were looking for:We are looking for someone who enjoys working night shifts in a patient facing role, who has a high level of attention to detail. You must have: the ability to work nights flexibly across a 7 day period the ability to communicate with a wide range of people in a variety of settings the ability to work independently, assessing and intervening as necessary to ensure patient safety the ability to work with respiratory equipment and trouble shoot problems good organisation skills and time management skills Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification prior to application.
Additional: The childrens hospital provides specialist intensive and high dependency care, regional cardiac, neurological and neurosurgery, regional orthopaedic, urology, general, renal and ear nose and throat surgery and is the regional oncology centre.The children hospital has a dedicated childrens emergency department day surgical / medical unit, childrens outpatients and Bursledon House which is a specialist unit treating a range of conditions. Southampton Childrens Hospital is a centre for paediatric research projects.
Within the site also sits our tertiary level 3 medical and surgical neonatal unit. Our specialist paediatric consultants, nurses and wider healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities for children and their parents.The Childrens Hospital offers many learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to with support from ward based Clinical Facilitators and a central Paediatric Education Team.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
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