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.

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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.

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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