Healthcare Science Practitioner

Are you interested in a career in Sleep Medicine and passionate about patient care? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our expanding team in the sleep department at Trafford General Hospital, Manchester Foundation Trust.

This role supports the delivery of a high-quality sleep service across both our main department and the Community Diagnostic Centre at Withington Community Hospital. The post holders working pattern will include weekend, evening and night shift rotation to suit the needs of the service.

The Sleep Service is a modern, dynamic unit serving a large population across the North West. With a CPAP user base of more than 8,000 patients, the service provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic pathways, including the assessment and management of non-respiratory sleep disorders.

We are also actively involved in education and training, contributing to the teaching of students on the PTP course at Manchester Metropolitan University.

• Maintain accurate records of all procedures and interactions with patients in patient clinical notes and departmental database
• Perform, analyse and provide reports of routine investigations within the sleep service, including respiratory sleep studies and CPAP compliance
• Prepare equipment for patients undergoing polygraphy and complex Polysomnography sleep studies
• Attend regular revision courses to ensure advancement of knowledge and to understand principles of testing and treatment procedures used within the service.
• Assist in the tutoring and demonstrating Sleep Medicine and Sleep Physiology to university students undertaking pre and post graduate degrees in Clinical Physiology for Modernising Scientific Careers pathway and other advanced Sleep Medicine training.

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.

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