At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of Sleep Scientists and provide advanced clinical expertise in sleep diagnostics.
- Company: Join St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne, a leader in compassionate healthcare.
- Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, gym discounts, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative culture focused on excellence, safety, and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in patient care while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Five years' experience in sleep medicine and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated Grade 3 Sleep Scientist to join the Sleep Service at St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne.
YOUR IMPACT
- Provide advanced clinical expertise in polysomnography and sleep diagnostics.
- Lead and promote evidence-based practice across the Sleep Service.
- Supervise, support and mentor Grade 1 and Grade 2 Sleep Scientists.
- Coordinate clinical education activities where required.
- Support workforce planning through rostering and staffing coordination.
- Assist with recruitment, onboarding and orientation of new team members.
- Lead and participate in quality improvement and service development initiatives.
- Contribute to departmental audits, accreditation activities and clinical governance processes.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with Sleep Physicians, nursing teams, allied health clinicians and hospital leadership.
- Promote a culture of patient-centred care, safety, excellence and innovation.
ABOUT YOU
You are an experienced Sleep Scientist with a passion for clinical excellence, leadership and service improvement. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are committed to supporting both patients and colleagues to achieve the best possible outcomes. Your skills and experience will include:
- Minimum five years' experience working within a sleep medicine service or relevant clinical specialty & minimum two years in senior role.
- Demonstrated experience supervising, mentoring or supporting junior clinicians and students.
- Strong clinical expertise in polysomnography and sleep diagnostics.
- Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.
- Experience participating in quality improvement, risk management or accreditation activities.
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Current Working with Children Check.
- National Police Check.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
- Experience leading quality improvement projects.
- Experience with staffing coordination, rostering or workforce management.
- Exposure to recruitment, orientation and performance development processes.
- Additional qualifications or postgraduate studies relevant to Sleep Science or leadership.
- Experience contributing to education, research, teaching or professional development activities.
- Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) certification (or working towards).
- Experience with Noxturnal PSG.
- Experience with NATA accreditation.
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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