About the role

The Mater Hospital South Brisbane Sleep and Respiratory Unit is putting out an expression of interest for casual Sleep Technicians to join our Sleep and Respiratory Unit. A typical working week will involve evening and overnight shifts where required.

Reporting to the Senior Sleep Scientist, you will provide overnight sleep disorder patient diagnostic and treatment investigations,  while also being responsible for routine operational activities within the Sleep Laboratory during overnight shifts. Full training will be provided to the candidate. Previous experience in overnight sleep polysomnography will be highly desirable, however it is not mandatory.

Salary range: $37.48 - $52.07 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

Typical duties for the role include:

• Polysomnographic set up, monitoring and reporting
• Perform sleep investigations, including treatment initiation and titration
• Maintain patient investigation standards through the application of evidence-based practices in accordance with current laboratory procedures
• Utilise material resources efficiently and effectively to contribute to quality and cost-effective practices
• Participate in the identification and implementation of quality and service improvement activities
• Actively participate in the clinical, educational, and training activities of the multidisciplinary team
• Collaborate, assist, and contribute expertise to administrative / technical / nursing / scientific or medical staff in achieving the best possible outcome for all sleep disorder patients.

About you

To be successful in this role, ideally you will have:

• Demonstrated experience performing sleep investigations
• Current First Aid, CPR and PLS Certificate (training provided to the successful candidate)
• Current blue card (or ability to obtain)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Completed or working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Applied Science or equivalent
• Post-graduate qualification in sleep or clinical physiology would be highly regarded, but not essential
• Previous experience in sleep medicine is highly regarded, particularly in the use of NOX equipment
• RPSGT would be highly regarded but not essential

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close on 6th January 2025. Please be advised that our recruitment process may be temporarily paused for the holiday period and we will begin contacting applicants again in January 2025. We appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you at that time. 

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.