Assistant Sleep and Niv Physiologist - London, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Band 3 postholder will be required to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team towards the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and contribute to and maintain excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice.

The role involves daily face to face interactions (and virtual) with patients to support the wider team to deliver education, instruction and treatment so excellent communication and reporting skills is essential.

With appropriate training and instruction, to maintain the stock levels with the current inventory recording system/process, liaising with senior staff with regards to ordering.

To actively participate in the sleep and ventilation roster to include 08:00-16:00, 08:30-16:30, 09:00-17:00, and 11:00-19:00 shifts.

To be able to, with training, assist with telemonitoring compliance downloads in advance of consultant led clinics.

There will be opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of respiratory support devices (e.g NIV and CPAP devices) and consumables such as masks.

The postholder will be expected to participate in basic clerking of the patient by taking the patients height, weight, blood pressure and providing them with relevant questionnaires.

There will be training available for the EPR system currently in use, known as EPIC, where the postholder will be expected to ensure all patients are checked in and out in a timely manner.

With appropriate training and instruction, to maintain the stock levels with the current inventory recording system/process, liaising with senior staff with regards to ordering.