Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Support Worker for a -month fixed term post in the Sleep and Ventilation Department at the Churchill Hospital.
During this time you will have an opportunity to learn more about Sleep Apnoea, how it is diagnosed and treated, and support the team in managing a large cohort of domiciliary patients.
The Oxford Sleep and Ventilation Service is part of the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine based at the Churchill Hospital. We are a tertiary service which has a world class clinical and academic reputation, delivering excellent care within Oxfordshire and surrounding counties.
We currently support more than, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and provide invasive and non-invasive ventilation to approximately patients at home, including those who have enhanced airway clearance needs.
The post is part of a MDT of consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, physiologists, and support workers, but also has strong links with other specialist services such as the home oxygen service, neurological services, and hospices.
Main duties of the job
The post involves supporting patients who are part of the Sleep and Ventilation Service in their treatment, along with the clinical team, and the general day-to-day running of the service.
This role includes, but is not limited to, setting up sleep study devices that you will show to patients to take home and use, along with downloading the data once returned and uploading to the patients electronic record, triaging messages sent in from patients daily, maintaining the stockroom, and cleaning returned devices to be serviced by the clinical engineers.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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