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Job overview

This is an overnight role, setting up and monitoring patients attending overnight sleep studies.  Work closely with Senior Physiology staff and liaise with medical and admin colleagues.  Patients attend for limited Polygraphy and Full Polysomnography studies, can be on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) or Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV).   Responsible for monitoring patients overnight and at times collaborate with carers or relatives, admin tasks, other clinical duties, communicating with patients, clinical and non-clinical staff members. The service manages 10, 000 CPAP patients.

Core hours 8:00pm-7:30am and there is some flexibility from the service.

Required to attend occasional day shift for training or supporting day service, adequate notice of shift change given in advance. The role is based at the BRI but there may be a requirement to work at other locations at times (e.g. South Bristol Community Hospital). At times you may be working alone, this has undergone a risk assessment and will be limited wherever possible.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for up to three patients within the Sleep Unit throughout the night, including patients with:

Suspected and diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

Treatment of OSA and follow-up assessments using auto-adapting or fixed pressure CPAP

Proven nocturnal ventilator failure requiring follow-up assessment of Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV)

Other sleep disorders from the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD) including Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) or Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), Disorders of Excessive Sleepiness, Snoring, Narcolepsy or Parasomnias

To ensure all recording systems for Full Polysomnography recordings are calibrated, working and maintained to allow analysis of subtle changes to a number of signals including EEG, EMG, ECG, EOG, SpO₂ and breathing patterns.

Set up Semi Polysomnography, perform calibrations and maintain equipment and signals throughout the night.

Monitor the video recordings noting any unusual events or signal problems during the night.

Measure patient height and weight

Ensure patients undergoing trials of CPAP or NIV are able to achieve a high level of use and adherence by troubleshooting mask fitting, mask leak or any other problems reported. Replace consumables if needed

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.