Sleep Research Nurse

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Job summary

You will be collecting, analysing, and presenting data throughout the study informing the intervention and app and contributing directly to the education/instructional videos contained within them. Therefore, you will be contributing to the development and refinement of a potential medical device that could become adopted into clinical practice, not just in the UK but globally
Main duties of the job

• Youwill run the project day-to-day, supervised by the project lead and other seniorteam members, and with some help from another RA. This involves liaising withpatients to arrange their (online) clinical trials visits, collecting,verifying and recording, and analysing, data, for example.
• You will also beresponsible for the care of the patients in the trials regarding their CPAPtherapy, for anything that the app cannot provide.
• You will also contribute tothe intervention and app as discussed above.

About us

Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world's toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you'll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you'll join us at Imperial.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

• Conduct the clinical studies, setting uppatients on CPAP and managing their CPAP therapy during conduction of the twoclinical work packages within the project, and collecting all data apart fromqualitative interview data
• Be the main liaison between the study team andpatients; arranging research visits and making travel arrangements for these asnecessary
• Be the main liaison between patients, thepatient advisory group, and the study team
• Contribute technical expertise in relation toCPAP devices and associated equipment and how to use CPAP to the interventionand app
• Work collaboratively with the other researchassociate and the other members of the study team, and subcontractors designingand developing the app.
• Assist with the analysis of data.
• Ensure the validity and reliability of data collectedat all times.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of allfindings.
• Making purchases from the lab budget for theproject as required.
• Assist with the writing of reports to researchsponsors.

Present findings to colleagues.

• Provide advice to other staff and students.
• Assist with the publication of findings.
• Attend relevant workshops and conferences asnecessary.
• Develop contacts within the College and thewider community.
• Promote the reputation of the Group, theDepartment and the College.

Other Duties:

• Toundertake any necessary training and/or development.
• Toundertake appropriate administration tasks.
• Toattend relevant meetings.
• Where Imperial or funderconditions necessitate, you will be required to complete timesheets for yourwork on projects in a timely manner.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

• Conduct the clinical studies, setting uppatients on CPAP and managing their CPAP therapy during conduction of the twoclinical work packages within the project, and collecting all data apart fromqualitative interview data
• Be the main liaison between the study team andpatients; arranging research visits and making travel arrangements for these asnecessary
• Be the main liaison between patients, thepatient advisory group, and the study team
• Contribute technical expertise in relation toCPAP devices and associated equipment and how to use CPAP to the interventionand app
• Work collaboratively with the other researchassociate and the other members of the study team, and subcontractors designingand developing the app.
• Assist with the analysis of data.
• Ensure the validity and reliability of data collectedat all times.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of allfindings.
• Making purchases from the lab budget for theproject as required.
• Assist with the writing of reports to researchsponsors.

Present findings to colleagues.

• Provide advice to other staff and students.
• Assist with the publication of findings.
• Attend relevant workshops and conferences asnecessary.
• Develop contacts within the College and thewider community.
• Promote the reputation of the Group, theDepartment and the College.

Other Duties:

• Toundertake any necessary training and/or development.
• Toundertake appropriate administration tasks.
• Toattend relevant meetings.
• Where Imperial or funderconditions necessitate, you will be required to complete timesheets for yourwork on projects in a timely manner.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Undergraduate qualifications in Applied Psychology for Sleep.
• Further Sleep Qualifications (RPSGT etc).
• Mentoring/Teaching Qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of one year Sleep Service Experience.
• Practical experience in a broad range of techniques including setting up CPAP for patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), monitoring CPAP therapy, and troubleshooting issues with CPAP therapy .
• Experience in interpreting respiratory polygraphy studies to diagnose OSA.

Desirable

• Experience in managing co-morbid insomnia.
• Experience of mentoring staff and patients.
• Experience of teaching Sleep Physiology to University undergraduates and nursing students.
• Practical experience within a research environment and / or publication in relevant and refereed journals or presentation at conferences.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Undergraduate qualifications in Applied Psychology for Sleep.
• Further Sleep Qualifications (RPSGT etc).
• Mentoring/Teaching Qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of one year Sleep Service Experience.
• Practical experience in a broad range of techniques including setting up CPAP for patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), monitoring CPAP therapy, and troubleshooting issues with CPAP therapy .
• Experience in interpreting respiratory polygraphy studies to diagnose OSA.

Desirable

• Experience in managing co-morbid insomnia.
• Experience of mentoring staff and patients.
• Experience of teaching Sleep Physiology to University undergraduates and nursing students.
• Practical experience within a research environment and / or publication in relevant and refereed journals or presentation at conferences.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College London
Address

Sydney St

London

SW3 6NP

United Kingdom

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