Healthcare Scientist

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 April 2025

Job summary

The key duty is to work as part of the sleep laboratory team to providing a sleep diagnostics service and supporting the management team in planning and quality control of the service. This will include:

Prepare patients and set up equipment for polysomnography

Analyse, interpret and report respiratory polygraphy and actigraphy studies

Assessment of patients referred to the sleep services by clinical interview and report outcomes to their care teams

Represent the Department to the wider hospital. Working with other Departments and clinical teams as necessary

Support the development of the Sleep Laboratory service so it continues to meet clinical need

Actively participate in research, audit and service evaluation

Main duties of the job

The duties of this role are described fully in the role profile included. They include:

Independently take the lead in running the home respiratory polygraphy service. This includes setting up equipment, downloading data as well as scoring, interpreting and reporting the study outcomes

Score, interpret and report home actigraphy studies

Assess and set patients up for in-patient polysomnography including maintaining patient safety and providing care where appropriate as well as troubleshooting any technical difficulties

You will be expected to work within our multidisciplinary team but be responsible for managing your workload and prioritising work appropriately

Be adaptable to the changing needs of the management and department

Support junior team members of the team and act as a mentor, as well as support students during placements with the department

Preparing and maintaining updates to departmental SOPs

Opportunities to be involved in audit and research will be available from time to time

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2526-2-TH1183

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in a Scientific subject which included human biology and physiology

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

Proficiency in Microsoft products, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Basic knowledge of sleep disorders
Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences
Experience of data interpretation
Good dexterity, co-ordination and manual precision
IT literacy skills
Able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own workload
Proven communication skills

Desirable

NHS or healthcare provider experience
Previous experience in the field of sleep
Experience with setting up and conducting clinical audit and/or research in clinical area
Project team participation
Experience of informal teaching
Knowledge regarding sleep testing, international scoring rules and standards. Utilising the recourses and standards of the AASM as a gold standard.
Knowledge of regulations regarding clinical research
Awareness of broader issues in the Trust, the wider NHS and an understanding of the trust agenda

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in a Scientific subject which included human biology and physiology

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

Proficiency in Microsoft products, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Basic knowledge of sleep disorders
Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences
Experience of data interpretation
Good dexterity, co-ordination and manual precision
IT literacy skills
Able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own workload
Proven communication skills

Desirable

NHS or healthcare provider experience
Previous experience in the field of sleep
Experience with setting up and conducting clinical audit and/or research in clinical area
Project team participation
Experience of informal teaching
Knowledge regarding sleep testing, international scoring rules and standards. Utilising the recourses and standards of the AASM as a gold standard.
Knowledge of regulations regarding clinical research
Awareness of broader issues in the Trust, the wider NHS and an understanding of the trust agenda

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.