Main area Physiology - Sleep Studies Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Full time hours, Monday-Friday) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-M0188-CG-A
Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
The Bristol Sleep Unit is a thriving outpatient facility for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory sleep disorders, delivering a range of sleep tests, including overnight studies and therapy sessions. The Sleep Unit forms part of the Respiratory Medicine Department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. There may be occasions where the post holder will be required to work at other hospital sites, such as South Bristol Community Hospital.
We are looking for a caring individual to help assist the Sleep Unit team deliver clinical support in an outpatient setting. As part of this busy and dynamic department, you will be required to use your own initiative and take an active role within the Sleep unit team.
This role is working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team responsible for supporting the Sleep Physiology Team and Consultants to deliver an efficient service for CPAP patients including inpatients and outpatients, and their families.
You should have the ability to work flexibly, be able to work using your own initiative and enjoy working as part of a team. A keen eye for detail and accuracy is also required. Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for supporting the Sleep Physiology Team and consultants to deliver an efficient service for CPAP patients including inpatients and outpatients, and their families.
* Set up and maintain equipment including Pulse Oximetry and CPAP
* Prepare patients for consultation, check Height & Weight
* Support the implementation of treatment plans and ongoing monitoring of CPAP treatment.
* Support and action the set-up of new CPAP devices
* Perform downloading, interpretation and set up on a range of diagnostic assessments:
* CPAP downloads on device software
* Overnight Pulse Oximetry
* Mask fitting
* CPAP set ups
* Troubleshooting CPAP queries and supporting patients on the phone and emails.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* 5 GCSEs grade A-C (grade 4-9), including Maths and English
* NVQ3 or equivalent in relevant subject
* Customer Service training
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working with the General Public
* Use of computers, inclduing Microsoft Office
* Experience of working with a multi disciplinary team
* Experience of working in a clinical environment
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
* Able to communicate with a wide range of people from patients to healthcare professionals
* Confident in speaking to groups of patients
* Able to work autonomously and is guided by principles and broad occupational policies or regulations. Will seek advice where appropriate
* Excellent attention to detail
Skills and Abilities
* Frequent light physical effort, occasional moderate physical effort (moving patients in wheelchairs), frequent standing, kneeling or sitting in a restricted position.
* Ability to remain professional when dealing with distressing and/or emotional circumstances
* Able to communicate with a wide range of healthcare staff and patients
* Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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