Specialist Sleep Practitioner

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a Specialist Sleep Practitioner to support children and young people with sleep disorders through workshops and tailored interventions. This role requires coordination with families and professionals to ensure a comprehensive approach to care. The ideal candidate will possess relevant advanced training and experience, focusing on collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to improve sleep quality and overall health outcomes. The position is based in Exeter, United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Lead and co-ordinate supportive sleep workshops.
• Provide advanced specialist sleep assessment and support.
• Liaise with families and professionals for integrated approaches.

Skills

Understanding of the needs of young people with a learning disability

Experience of undertaking sleep assessments

Education

Advanced Paediatric Sleep Practitioner Training Level 6

Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree or equivalent

Specialist training in the field of learning disability

Job description

Specialist Sleep Practitioner

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Children and Family Health Devon is a system‑wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

The Specialist Learning Disability Service supports Children and Young People with a Profound, Severe or Moderate Learning Disability.

As a Specialist Sleep Practitioner, this role will lead and co‑ordinate supportive sleep workshops, providing best evidence‑based practice in a safe and supportive environment. You will play a crucial role in supporting children and young people with sleep disorders through behavioural interventions and therapeutic strategies. You will work closely with families and young people to assess their sleep patterns, provide education on sleep hygiene, and develop tailored treatment plans to improve their sleep quality and overall health.

As a Specialist Sleep Practitioner lead, you will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the clinical team for providing quality services for the Specialist Learning Disability pathway under the supervision of a registered professional.

Main duties of the job

Work within the Specialist Learning Disability pathway both autonomously and jointly with members of the team.

Lead and co‑coordinate supportive sleep workshops, providing best evidence‑based practice in a safe and supportive environment.

Hold a clinical caseload and be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting.

Deliver advanced specialist sleep assessment and support to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties.

To liaise with families and professionals to support and sustain an integrated approach to the services that the children with additional needs may have throughout the assessment process and through the child's service plan cycle.

To take the lead in the assessment process where the child's needs are extremely complex or where there is a safeguarding concern.

Using a strengths‑based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness with evidence‑based interventions, goal‑based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures.

About us

Why Work With Us: Children and Family Health Devon is a system‑wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the Integrated Care System for Devon. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Job responsibilities

The Specialist Learning Disability pathway consists of a range of multi‑disciplinary professions including Learning Disability Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and support assistants who offer a range of services for children and adolescents with a diagnosed learning disability, from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training for other agencies. The service can support children & adolescents with a moderate to profound learning disability, in conjunction with complex behavioural or sleep issues related to this diagnosis.

The Specialist Sleep Practitioner will work closely with all users of our services and their families and carers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Staff are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible with sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up‑to‑date skills and adhering to evidence‑based policies and procedures.
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Advanced Paediatric Sleep Practitioner Training Level 6
• Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree or equivalent
• Specialist training in the field of learning disability

Experience

• Understanding of the needs of young people with a learning disability
• Experience of undertaking sleep assessments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust