Deputy Sleep Physiology and Educational Lead

3 weeks ago

East Grinstead, United Kingdom Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity is available for a senior respiratory/sleep physiologist with experience in leading a team and a keen interest in Sleep. The post will be jointly responsible for day to day/overnight operations of the unit and line management of the physiology and technologist team. The postholder will support and oversee the existing departmental patient care including overnight limited and full polysomnography (PSG), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) therapy, home diagnostics, including oximetry and actigraphy studies and as well as mentor and provide assessments for Level 4 & Level 6 respiratory apprentices.

Flexible working patterns are available including hybrid remote and onsite working. Twilight shifts (1330-2130) or evening on-call rota may be required.

The role is working within the team in a leadership capacity to develop and expand the service as well as providing day to day supervision and support. The post holder will have responsibility for overseeing and facilitating the training and development of the technical and physiology team including working with external training providers and apprentices as well as line management responsibilities and other forms of deputising for Sleep Physiology Manager.

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Clinical
- Perform a holistic assessment of patient’s needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery with particular reference to changing respiratory health care needs in a hospital setting.
- Provide highly specialist advice to medical staff and the MDT regarding the treatment and management of patients with complex sleep apnoea needs.
- Use and maintain a range of technologies to carry out physiological measurements and assessments, including overnight polysomnography (full and limited cardio-respiratory studies), home oximetry, actigraphy, transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcCO2) monitoring, Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), full lung function and arterial blood gas analysis.
- Application of sensors and electrodes for overnight and daytime recording of a variety of sleep studies including limited respiratory PSG, MSLT, and full PSG with electroencephelogram (EEG), electrooculogram (EOG) and electromyogram (EMG), in standard sleep staging montage and extended 10/20 montage.
- Perform bio-calibration of signals prior to each study to ensure equipment is functioning correctly and check the quality of the data captured.
- Use expert knowledge to ensure accuracy and integrity of data recorded, trouble-shoot problems and, where possible, rectify equipment malfunction or failure.
- Identify issues with data quality and act upon the need to adjust or change sensors/recording devices to eliminate artefact and ensure data captured is of the highest quality.
- Undertake expert analysis to score cardio-respiratory, EMG and EEG events and to stage sleep on polysomnography recordings, clinically interpret and discuss results with Consultants in order to assist with diagnosis and development of treatment plans.
- Produce detailed written report on analysis of data and summarise results.
- Conduct clinical interviews with patients, providing treatment plans, advice and give reassurance where appropriate.
- Establish patients on CPAP or NIV therapy, making decisions on appropriate equipment settings and mask selection.
- Produce detailed reports and write letters to General Practitioners clearly documenting results of assessments, diagnosis, treatment plans, and progress. Update patient notes and electronic systems as necessary.
- Formulate and deliver treatment plans, monitor compliance and record efficacy.
- Deal with more complex patients that may have special needs or require a higher level of care/intervention.
- Maintain and develop own skills to deliver the service required to meet patient needs. This includes analysis of polysomnography, actigraphy, CPAP and NIV therapy and related skills.
- Assist with data archiving and safe and adequate storage of all clinical data.
- Assist with assessment, procure

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