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Sleep Practitioner | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Location: | Dorchester, DT1 2JY |
| Company: | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6526371/405-24-AP438RES |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Sleep Practitioner to join the Dorset Sleep Service which will be providing Sleep Diagnostics and CPAP Therapy for Dorset residents in partnership with the Respiratory team from University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. The role is full-time during office hours and flexible working is available.
The job will consist of issuing, downloading and analysis of sleep studies; overseeing CPAP patients’ activity and actioning issues arising from the monitoring database; performing CPAP set-ups including choosing appropriate machine settings and fitting masks; performing CPAP reviews; supervising and assisting with training of junior staff; and undertaking routine clinical and administrative duties such as cleaning equipment, updating patient records, and filing. Training will be provided - including working towards nationally recognised professional qualifications, with clear career progression pathways within the service.
We’re looking for someone with a degree in a healthcare-related field, or a degree and suitable healthcare experience; and who has worked in a respiratory and/or sleep department and is familiar with overnight oximetry, polygraphy, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, and CPAP therapy. You will need to be able to work independently and to prioritise your own workload. The ability to work some time outside of office hours (7am-7pm) and/or occasional Saturdays, and to travel to additional sites would be advantageous.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
The Dorset Sleep Service is a new development that started in Autumn 2023 which provides diagnostic sleep studies and CPAP treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea for Dorset’s population of around 380,000 residents. We expect to be performing around 1,700 sleep studies a year to begin with and will be taking over the care of about 5,000 patients already on CPAP therapy; we expect this to rise to about 3,000 sleep studies a year and almost 8,000 CPAP patients over the next five years.
The team consists of Administrators, Sleep Practitioners at Associate, Practitioner, and Senior level, and a Head of Department, and will be overseen by a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. We will be open mostly during office hours, with potential scope for early starts/late ends and weekends to support Flexible Working (we have no plans for night shifts yet). The department will be based initially at Vespasian House in Dorchester, but may need to be transitioned to additional sites as the service develops.
You will be coming into a new service and will be an integral part of creating responsive and effective procedures from the beginning; we value innovation and new ways of thinking to solve problems. We aim to create a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment where everyone – colleagues and patients alike – are treated with respect and consideration.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Holding or working towards gaining ARTP qualifications as a Pulse Oximetry and Polygraphy Practitioner, as a CPAP Practitioner, and potentially as an Associate Practitioner in Respiratory Physiology.
• Seeing patients at sleep study appointments, taking basic measurements of height, weight, and collar size, and recording patients’ sleep histories and symptoms
• Preparing, demonstrating, issuing, receiving, cleaning, and downloading sleep study devices
• Analysing and interpreting sleep study results, creating reports, and escalating any complex queries to senior staff
• Overseeing the monitoring database of CPAP patients’ activity, actioning issues and escalating complex queries to senior staff
• Performing CPAP set-up appointments, including choosing appropriate machine settings, fitting masks, demonstrating the equipment, explaining usage and cleaning of equipment, and arranging suitable follow-up
• Actioning patients’ CPAP requests from telephone calls, voicemails and email, or forwarding/escalating to other staff as appropriate
• Setting out replacement CPAP equipment for patients to collect or arranging delivery of equipment, checking patient identities at collection, and solving any issues at collection.
• Performing CPAP reviews including replacing or re-fitting equipment, adjusting mask fit and machine settings, advising on adjusting to therapy, suggesting suitable activities, troubleshooting, and escalating complex issues to senior staff as necessary
• Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising equipment as requires
• Working independently and prioritising own workload, adhering to National, Trust, and Departmental policies
Administrative Responsibilities
• Providing routine administrative support such as photocopying, filing, updating patient records, maintaining the department diary, provision of information leaflets, etc.
Service Development Responsibilities
• Collaborating with colleagues by contributing ideas and suggestions to develop departmental procedures, processes, and guidelines
• Promoting our ethos of continuous improvement
• Actively participating in team meetings and disseminating new knowledge to the team
Physical and Financial Resources Responsibilities
• Assisting with tracking of sleep study and CPAP equipment
• Engaging with effective use of resources to deliver the best value for money
Human Resources Responsibilities
• Participating in welcome, induction, mentoring and training of new staff as appropriate
• Supervising and mentoring apprentices
• Fully participating in the Trust’s appraisal system and personal development planning process
• Taking a proactive role in managing risk in the workplace, in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Information Resources Responsibilities
• Training to use Office, Trust, and Departmental software and maintain accurate, timely and legible records in accordance with Trust policy
• Upholding excellent standards of information governance and confidentiality at all times
Research and Audit Responsibilities
• Participating in research projects, service audits, or staff surveys as necessary
Teamworking Responsibilities
• Maintaining service delivery by assisting colleagues during absences and peaks of work
• Undertaking other reasonable clinical and administrative duties as and when required as directed by line manager
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Aug 2024
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