Band 4 Sleep
6 months ago
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values
- To demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team utilising sensitivity, empathy and ability to manage conflict.
- To perform, accurately record and interpret patient observations -temperature, pulse, blood pressure
- To support patients through the sleep pathways as directed by the team.
- To support the team in performing diagnostic tests (e.g. set up sleep studies, perform spirometry, perform SNIP/MIP/MEP, take capillary blood gases)
- To check equipment and liaise with EME or supplier for returns or faults
- Supply replacement equipment/parts to patients via post/courier
- To provide education to patients, relatives and carers
- To understand the principles of the Friends and Family Test/Expedia patient feedback and how it is used to improve and maintain an excellent patient experience.
**2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS**:
- Contribute to the provision of a safe and therapeutic environment for all patients, relatives, friends and hospital visitors.
- To ensure high standards of care are given to all patients, monitoring this through spot checks and clinical quality indicators outcome measures.
- To be responsible for the maintenance of accurate written patient records as required.
- Ensure patient confidentiality and dignity at all times, providing an appropriate environment to perform investigations and treatment.
- Help patients seeking support and medical assistance when needed.
- Effectively communicates information to patients, carers and other staff.
- Able to diffuse potentially hostile and antagonistic situations with staff, patients and relatives. Knows when to seek support and who to escalate to.
- To use prioritising and time management skills to meet the unpredictable and conflicting needs of the service.
- To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP).
- To maintain a CPD portfolio reflecting personal professional development.
- **RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES**
- To assist in managing stock control for relevant area and under supervision order equipment
- Ensure the safe cleaning and longevity of departmental equipment
- Unpack and check all deliveries against orders
- Liaise with EME department to ensure all equipment is appropriately checked and recorded according to hospital policy
- Report to team members any problems with equipment/stock
- Log faulty equipment and liaise with EME or supplier to repair
- Facilitate the organisation and maintenance of computing and clinical equipment for the Department
- To ensure consultations are recorded appropriately and correspondence sent when necessary.
- To assist in the maintenance of a database of patients
- To ensure that trust protocols are followed
- To contribute to the care, calibration, maintenance and security of the department premises and equipment.
- Provide support to the team in an administrative capacity and be completing tasks fully and in a timely manner
- Make effective use of resources available to support and enhance patient care**.**:
- Ensure, maintain and update the supply and availability of patient information; in line with trust policies (e.g. photocopying of patient information leaflets and supply maintained)
**4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT**:
- **To educate patients and their carers in the use of sleep and ventilation equipment**
- **To assist the sleep and ventilation team in research e.g. data collection**
- To maintain a CPD portfolio reflecting personal professional development
- the work to the competencies/objectives expected of an ass
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