Job summary
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
As the Senior Sleep Technologist you would be expected to read and interpret highly complex sleep investigations including polysomnography, polygraphy, oximetry, Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests, and Multiple Sleep Latency Tests.
Main duties of the job
You would be expected to deliver and communicate these results in a simple way, using developed interpersonal and communication skills, to patients and carers, explaining the implication of results and how they affect patient symptoms bearing in mind the impact on the person and their family, their future health, the impact on the NHS, and legal obligations.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess the implication of test results on public safety according to the DVLA, the Civil Aviation Authority, potential risk during anaesthesia. Communicate specialist information orally and in written format to local, national and international groups with a diverse specialist base, including consultants within the Respiratory Department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess the implication of test results on public safety according to the DVLA, the Civil Aviation Authority, potential risk during anaesthesia. Communicate specialist information orally and in written format to local, national and international groups with a diverse specialist base, including consultants within the Respiratory Department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Physiology / equivalent work experience
- Professional registration (HCPC) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Three years experience as Specialist Sleep Practitioner
- Leadership, management and training experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Physiology / equivalent work experience
- Professional registration (HCPC) or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Three years experience as Specialist Sleep Practitioner
- Leadership, management and training experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
