Job overview

The post-holder will be a member of the Sleep team within the Sleep-Breathing Disorders Unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The unit covers a wide geographical area and provides diagnostic and therapeutic services in line with NICE NG202. We undertake a range of diagnostic tests including oximetry, respiratory polygraphy, polysomnography ± MSLT/MWT and Actigraphy. We have » 10,000 patients on auto-CPAP and have close links with Bristol Dental Hospital for MAD devices and the ENT department at UHBW.

You will the service lead, managing the day-to-day running of the service.  Additionally, you will undertake outpatient sleep clinic work assessing new and follow-up patients and planning and reviewing their diagnostic and therapeutic pathways as appropriate

Additionally, you will undertake outpatient sleep clinic work assessing new and follow-up patients and planning and reviewing their diagnostic and therapeutic pathways as appropriate. Some late-shift work, setting up polysomnography studies etc, may be required.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the provision and quality of all aspects of service in adults (aged 16 upwards) within UHBW.
• Plan, perform, interpret and report a range of basic and highly complex Sleep Study investigations to a high level of competence on patients, regularly using complex software, and where appropriate initiate subsequent management.
• Undertake highly specialist non-medical outpatient services for patients which includes initial and follow-up assessments, initiating and evaluating different patient specific treatment regimens
• Participates in medical/non-medical outpatient clinics for patients undergoing review of CPAP treatment trials/long-term undergoing review and 1:1 CPAP set-ups for patients with additional and/or complex needs.
• Provide DVLA reports as requested (HCPC registrant only)
• To actively participate in the MDT meetings in relation to sleep patients
• Work with the Consultant Clinical Scientist (CCS) to plan, co-ordinate and deliver ongoing teaching and training to the Sleep Unit and other staff as required, including students through national training schemes, apprenticeships and Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC), and to carers providing support to CPAP patients.
• To set-up, develop and participate in audit and research and development programmes in collaboration with the Consultant Clinical Scientist

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.