Junior Assistant Sleep Physiologist | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Base dependent on home location: KCH, Thanet Hub, , CT1 3NG |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7638152/344-8152QEH |
Summary
The East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust performs sleep study tests on various sites. We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person to join our dynamic sleep physiology team.
The post will require you to download basic sleep study tests along with cleaning and initialization of the equipment prior to the test being performed. Training will be given as part of your professional development within the role.
The role is permanent but we would consider part time for the right applicants.
To download sleep studies and check for good quality signals, and to action poor quality sleep studies as appropriate
To meet and greet patients, family members and carers, and set up and demonstrate how to put on the sleep study equipment
To ensure sleep study equipment is in good working order; identify and report damage, or those that need repair, to EME
To complete administration tasks associated with sleep studies, e.g. phoning patients, updating written documentation, scanning paperwork to EDN/EPR, accurately updating spreadsheets and databases
To maintain stock levels for sleep studies
To support the sleep physiology team with downloading SD cards and returning these to patients, and sending out, or arranging collection of, masks and consumables
To support the sleep physiology team with returned CPAP devices, e.g. cleaning, downloading and deleting data, phoning patients and completing documentation
To support the sleep service with administration tasks e.g. supporting the CPAP email and telephone helpline, CPAP consumables stock management
To be available to work over all sites
To complete any other tasks as deemed appropriate related to the sleep physiology service.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025