Sleep Technical Officer

Band 3: £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum (Actual salary £20,608 - £21,980 per annum)

Contract: Temporary for 9 months (Maternity cover)

Hours per week:  Part-time 30 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Sleep Technical Officer to join our Sleep Team.

We are a lively multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, physiologists, technicians and clerical staff. You must be able to work independently (to protocols), be flexible and adaptable in your attitude to work and enjoy being part of a very busy service.

Main duties will include:

• The post holder will assist the sleep Team, on a day-to-day basis at our Rodney Road Sleep centre, to provide a range of duties including the delivery of the sleep physiology investigation clinic.
• Provide an equipment replacement service for patients both face to face and via telephone requests. Deal with basic machine issues. Providing patients with full advice.
• Provide a point of contact for these patients as well as their carers and other health care professionals to obtain advice, education and support.
• Carry out admin duties on behalf of the sleep service.

If you fit the above criteria, we would love to hear from you.

Please see attached Job description for additional information

Essential

• General education to GCSE Level Standard.
• Previous interpersonal and customer care experience.

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare setting.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Compassionate towards patient care and demonstrate Trust values.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of NHS IT Systems, including PAS and MS Windows applications.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• IT Skills.
• Time management skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working in NHS Environment.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Responsive and flexible approach/attitude.
• Effective communicator.
• Ability to plan and ensure delivery.
• To take appropriate direction without conflict.
• Organisational skills.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.