Healthcare Scientist/ Science Practitioner
3 months ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment for an experienced Healthcare Scientist/ practitioner to join the team in the Sleep Service, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The role is to support the sleep service in its delivery of a high-quality service both in the main sleep service and at our Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Sleep Service is a modern dynamic unit servicing a large area of the North West. It has a CPAP user base of over 8,000 patients and provides a wide range of services including diagnosis and treatment of non-respiratory sleep disorders. It is actively involved in the teaching of students on the PTP and STP courses at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Main duties of the job
The position will involve:
Performing, analysing and reporting on in-patient and outpatient sleep studies (including respiratory polygraphy, full video polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing and actigraphy).
Initiating treatment with CPAP and the follow-up of these patients using agreed protocols in both face-to-face and telephone clinics.
Teaching, training and mentoring of students and junior staff.
The service encourages and supports flexible working but the successful applicant will be expected to cover evening shifts on a rotating roster. The successful applicant will also be expected to travel to work at either Trafford General Hospital, or the Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Hospital (WTWA) as service demands require.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .
Were looking forward to hearing from you
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Relevant Sleep Service Experience Willing to undertake further study Competent in setting up, downloading and scoring respiratory sleep studies Competent in setting up, monitoring and troubleshooting CPAP procedures Experience in teaching Sleep Physiology to University undergraduates and nursing students
Desirable
Experience in performing, scoring and interpreting full video polysomnography. Experience in performing, scoring and interpreting actigraphy. Experience of mentoring staff Experience of working within the NHS or similar Public Health Services. Experience of working night shifts
Qualifications
Essential
BSc Biological or Physiological Sciences or Equivalent Registered with RCCP, AHCS or BRPT (or eligible for registration) Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Further Sleep Qualifications (RPSGT etc) Mentoring/Teaching Qualifucations Evidence of participation in Research
Skill
Essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to use own initiative to coordinate, plan and prioritise work Ability to work autonomously. Ability to keep accurate documentation. Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines. Good organisational skills, methodical, reliable. Skilled in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
Desirable
Experience in medical electronic maintenance. Good knowledge of clinical information systems.
Knowledge
Essential
A good understanding of sleep physiology and pathology. A good understanding of respiratory physiology and pathology.
Desirable
A good understanding of non-respiratory sleep disorders.-
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