Job summary
Employer heading
Respiratory and Sleep Technician-Respiratory Medicine
NHS AfC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Respiratory and Sleep Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will receive in house mentoring and training in sleep diagnostics and the treatment of sleep disordered breathing.
The job will be focused on performing diagnostic assessments and sleep diagnostic tests, CPAP treatment setup, routine follow-up, and troubleshooting.
There is also an opportunity to participate in an upcoming National Institute for Health Research project as well as developing local research.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated and highly organised individual to work within the multidisciplinary team at the Digswell Sleep & Chest Unit.
The post holder will perform patient observations and sleep diagnostic clinics, CPAP treatment initiation, follow-up, and troubleshooting.
Prior experience with respiratory assessment and CPAP treatment are desirable and any necessary training to complement existing skills will be provided.
The successful candidate will work as an integral part of a team, prioritise, and manage the workload and work flexibly with staff at all levels. They must have good communication skills, both written and oral, and be computer literate.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3
- Good basic education
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake NVQ 4
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in health care setting
- Experience working with Respiratory or Sleep Patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of patients with Sleep disorders
- Experience of CPAP
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Flexibility and team participation
- Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- PAS trained
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the requirements of the role
- Good understanding of NHS issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of sleep disorders and treatments
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jack Ridler
- Job title
- Chief Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438284898
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