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Sleep Practitioner
The closing date is 10 May 2026
Do you have a passion for supporting children and families to thrive? We're seeking a compassionate and skilled Paediatric Sleep Practitioner to join our team, providing specialist, evidence-based support to children experiencing sleep difficulties. In this rewarding role, you'll work closely with families to assess sleep patterns, develop tailored intervention plans, and empower parents with practical strategies to improve sleep routines and overall wellbeing. If you're enthusiastic, family-focused, and committed to making a meaningful difference in children's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King\'s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
* Commitment to Trust values and Behaviours
* Knowledge on sleep services
* Insight into the role of ASD, AHD
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in health, education, or social care
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Educated to (foundation) degree level or equivalent
* Qualified Sleep Practitioner or training in management of sleep disorders
Communication and relationship skills
* Excellent communication skills with children, young people, and parents and capable of overcoming barriers to understanding
* Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with a range of professionals across health, education, and social care.
* Ability to challenge behaviours and support change
* Management of complex, sensitive and confidential information
* Able to work as part of a multi disciplinary team including Paediatricians, Specialist Nurses, and Prescribing Pharmacists to support the appropriate investigation and management of complex sleep difficulties.
Analytical and Judgement skills
* Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating a programme of care
* Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
* Ability to risk assess and safely plan home visit, working independently as a lone worker
* Ability to identify sleep disorders through assessment (full history and sleep questionnaires) and use of sleep diaries including evaluation for sleep phase disorders
Experience
* Proven experience of working with families and children with a range of complex disabilities/needs
* Experience of managing sleep difficulties in CYP with complex needs including severe neurodisabilty, ASD, AHD etc
* Experience of implementing sleep management plans/previous experience as a sleep practitioner
* Proven experience in facilitating group sessions/workshops for parents and professionals
* Experience of health, educational or social care settings and working as part of an integrated or multi-disciplinary team
* Evidence of formal teaching experience
* Able to undertake practical skills for example height, weight, and blood pressure
* Previous experience in a local authority/social care e.g. experienced nursery nurse, youth worker, sleep practitioner
Contractual Requirements
* Demonstrates evidence of professional development
Other requirements specific to the role
* Qualified driver / car owner (to undertake visits to patient's homes, and various clinic sites)
* Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
* Flexible and adaptable approach
* Team player with good interpersonal skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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