Associate NIV Physiologist | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

The Bristol Home Ventilation Unit is a thriving outpatient facility for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory sleep disorders, delivering a range of sleep tests, including issuing sleep studies and therapy sessions. The department forms part of the Respiratory Medicine Department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post holder may occasionally need to be work from a different clinical setting, such as South Bristol Community Hospital.

We are looking for a caring individual to help assist the Sleep Unit team deliver daytime clinical support to its many patients. As part of this busy and dynamic department you will be required to work within the team, supporting the service. This role will hold some responsibility for stock ordering as well as being able to undertake diagnostic testing such as overnight oximetry, issuing Sentec devices and mask fittings for patients.

You should have the ability to work flexibly, be able to work using your own initiative and enjoy working as part of a team. A keen eye for detail and accuracy is also required.

• To work as an important member of the Multidisciplinary Team within UHBW, providing support to patients (both inpatients and outpatients), and their families.


• Undertake and perform simple interpretation of a range of diagnostics and assessments in sleep studies.


• Support the implementation of treatment plans and ongoing monitoring of treatment.


• Communicate basic interpretation of results to the appropriate healthcare professional.


• Support provision of the telephone support line and emails for the Home Ventilation service.


• Triage urgency of calls and action requests following agreed protocols.


• Ensure accuracy of clinical information on Careflow by liaising with administrative staff., 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.
  
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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