University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Specialist Sleep Practitioner
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Specialist Sleep Practitioner
Sleep Practitioner – Paediatric Neurobehavioral Sleep Clinic
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Sleep Practitioner with specialist paediatric knowledge to join their paediatric neurobehavioral sleep clinic in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental differences.
About the Organisation
- One of England’s largest acute teaching trusts, providing diverse learning and development opportunities
- Located on the south coast, offering excellent living and commuting options
- Committed to innovation, technology, and work-life balance
- Celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality, fostering an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment
- Supports flexible working to accommodate personal, family, or wellness needs
About the Team
A specialist centre for children’s sleep medicine, one of few in the UK. The team comprises:
- Sleep medicine consultant
- One sleep fellow
- Two clinical nurse specialists
- Sleep physiologists/technicians
- Two clinical psychologists
- Three sleep practitioners (role to which you will be joining)
Key clinical focus:
- Chronic childhood insomnia
- Parasomnias (e.g., sleepwalking, night terrors)
- Movement disorders in sleep
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Sleep-disordered breathing
- Narcolepsy
- Kleine-Levin syndrome
- Idiopathic and secondary hypersomnia
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Service deliverables:
- Uses a secure online video consultation platform for families across the UK
- Delivers clinical sleep medicine research (national/international conferences)
- Provides internal and external training in sleep medicine
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Key Role: Support lead clinicians in assessing and managing sleep disorders in children aged 1–18—both typically developing and those with neurodevelopmental differences.
Day-to-day tasks:
- Conduct sleep assessments in video consultation or face-to-face outpatient settings
- Hold a caseload of 30 patients with chronic childhood insomnia affecting daily functioning
- Develop personalised sleep intervention programmes
- Provide telephone/video follow-up support to families
- Attend:
- Monthly caseload supervision (senior Band 5 practitioner)
- Weekly MDT supervision (review complex cases)
- Monthly service team meetings (service development & learning from journal club)
Requirements
Essential Criteria
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:
- NNEB (National/Neonatal Enrolled Nurse) or equivalent qualification
- Experience in child development
- Community-based experience working with children
- Ability to adapt in dynamic environments (constant skill use)
- Understanding of developmental assessment (ability to gauge a child’s developmental level)
- Excellent written and verbal communication (multicultural/bilingual skills advantageous)
- Teamworking skills (part of a close-knit team)
- Awareness of safeguarding children policies
- Alignment with Trust Values: Patients First*, Always Improving, Working Together
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Desirable Criteria
- Experience working with children with special needs
- Experience supporting families where sleep difficulties impact children
- Understanding of behaviour-based sleep programmes for children with additional needs
- Ability to lead/facilitate workshops with parents and professionals
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