The Royal Children's Hospital

Paediatric Sleep Technician

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Sydney, AU (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

  • Work within a specialised Paediatric Sleep Unit, making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and their families
  • Flexible casual opportunity within a highly specialised clinical service.
  • Work in a rewarding role that directly impacts patient outcomes.

Taking care of people is our reason for being

At Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH), fondly known as the San, caring for people is at the core of who we are. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here. When you join our team, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.

Some of the exceptional benefits we offer include

  • As a not-for-profit, we offer salary packaging that can reduce the amount of tax you pay, which can leave you with thousands of dollars more in your pocket.
  • Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
  • Discounted gym membership for you and your family using Fitness Passport
  • Great on campus amenities including cafés, gift shop, florist and even a hairdresser
  • Plus, so many more.

What you will be doing in this role

As a Sleep Technician within the Paediatric Sleep Unit, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality diagnostic sleep services for children and adolescents. You will perform a range of sleep studies, including polysomnography, CPAP titration studies, and Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLT), ensuring accurate data collection through the setup, calibration, and monitoring of specialised sleep equipment. Working directly with patients and their families, you will help create a welcoming, supportive, and child-friendly environment by providing education, reassurance, and compassionate care throughout the sleep study process.

Working closely with paediatric sleep physicians and the multidisciplinary team, you help prepare patients for overnight sleep studies (training provided). Apply sensors and electrodes according to AASM standards. Troubleshoot equipment and signal quality issues. Maintain accurate documentation and uphold clinical quality standards.

In addition, you will contribute to the quality and continuous improvement of the Sleep Unit by ensuring equipment is maintained and operated in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards, participating in quality assurance activities and audits, and supporting the review of clinical procedures and practices.

Who we’re looking for

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with children, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • High attention to details and strong computer skills
  • A commitment to patient-centred care, quality improvement, and professional development.
  • Degree in health sciences, respiratory therapy, or a related field (desirable)
  • Available for casual shifts between 6pm and 6am
  • Full Australian work rights
  • Working with children check (WWCC)

About Us

Adventist HealthCare owns and operates San Day Surgery, Hornsby, and the Sydney Adventist Hospital (fondly known as the San). The San is NSW’s largest private hospital. Founded in 1903, we are proudly faith-based and have a proven history of being industry pioneers in ground-breaking research and delivering superior patient care. As a not-for-profit, we continually reinvest in cutting-edge technology and facilities, providing exceptional outcomes for our dedicated team of 2400+ staff members and the community we serve.

What to expect

Successful candidates will be required to complete a range of pre-employment checks and assessments. These vary and could include professional references, functional questionnaire, a national police check, working with children check, vaccination evidence, among others.

How to apply

If you see yourself in this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the ‘Apply’ button and we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing.

If you would like to know more, then please feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Partner, Charlotte Canham on careers@sah.org.au. Please note that no applications via email will be accepted.

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The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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