Sleep Practitioner Leeds

Job description

We are seeking a Sleep Practitioner to provide sleep advice to families of disabled children and young people across Leeds.
This role require experience of working with families of disabled children. A health and social care qualification or a lived experience of disability is also required.

Role Purpose

Main responsibilities

• To provide sleep services to families of disabled children and young people with severe behavioral sleep issues through the delivery of a local Scope Sleep Service.
• To contribute to the evaluation of service delivery and reporting mechanisms to ensure accurate reporting of service activity and outcomes.
• To support the development, delivery and evaluation of a sleep service in Leeds
• To plan sleep strategies and support parents to deliver them with their child
• To be responsible for a “case load” of parents undergoing sleep programmes with their child
• Carry out agreed evaluation measures with each family
• To occasionally deliver presentations/talks when the Team Leader is unavailable
• To promote the service appropriately to relevant professionals and parents 

Internal contacts

• Team Leader
• Leeds Family Services Lead
• Head of Children, Family and Community Engagement Services
• Extended Family Services Team
• Human Resources/Finance/IT and other support teams as required

External contacts

• Parents and carers of children with additional needs
• Health and Social professionals also supporting families of children with additional needs
• Local voluntary and statutory organisations

Mandatory for all staff

• To work seamlessly across department or team boundaries in a collaborative and constructive manner to implement Scope’s strategic direction.
• To demonstrate a commitment to customer service excellence and deliver against the requirements of Scope’s quality framework.
• To work within Scope’s policies and procedures at all times. 

Person specification

Knowledge, experience and qualifications

Essential

• An understanding of the support needs of parents of disabled children and young people in relation to sleep. 
• Experience of responding to the support needs of parents of disabled children and young people. 
• A relevant qualification in the field of health and social care or lived experience of disability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective IT Skills including use of all Microsoft Office products.
• Good time management skills, administrative skills and ability to work independently.
• Willingness to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting the role.

Desirable

• An understanding of the social model of disability