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Transform Lives Through Sleep Medicine - Senior Technician Role Available

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Senior Sleep Technician at Flinders Medical Centre, conducting comprehensive sleep studies and operating sophisticated diagnostic equipment to help diagnose sleep disorders. This part-time, ongoing position offers flexible Monday to Thursday shifts across afternoons and nights, allowing you to make a meaningful impact in sleep medicine while maintaining work-life balance. You will provide expert patient care, mentor junior staff, and work alongside dedicated healthcare professionals in South Australia's premier health service.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Sleep Laboratory Manager, this role is responsible for performing diagnostic and therapeutic sleep studies on patients and prepares reports on these studies to contribute to optimum patient treatment. Senior Sleep Technologists assist in staff training and assessment and provide advanced support for research projects.  

Duties for the role will include:

• Produce high quality physiological recordings using a range of monitoring equipment,
• Performance of both clinical and research sleep data of all sleep study types,
• Performs analysis and report writing of both clinical and research sleep data,
• Provide technical support to treatment programs, such as long-term nocturnal ventilation,
• Co-ordinate quality assurance testing and exercises where required,
• Train new staff in sleep analysis and laboratory procedures,
• Co-ordinate quality assurance testing and exercises where required,
• Ensure maintenance of Laboratory equipment,
• Perform minor clerical duties such as ordering stock, sending reports or ordering linen,
• Monday to Thursday afternoons and nights. Shifts to cover are 3:30pm to 8pm, 4:30pm to 11pm and 8pm to 7am

About you:

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in the field of physiology, psychology, neuroscience or nursing,
• Able to apply logical problem solving to equipment malfunctions or non-standard test conditions,
• Able to learn and develop new skills in the collection and analyses of physiological data,
• Able to work independently and unsupervised when required,
• Able to communicate effectively with Clients referred for diagnostic or therapeutic monitoring,
• Able to work closely with colleagues in a team environment,
•  Experience in the use of physiological monitors,
• Experience in the monitoring and detailed analysis of polysomnographic recordings,
• Experience in training and supervision of junior staff

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Alicia Hoberg, Sleep Laboratory Manager, 8204 6634, Alicia.Hoberg@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 19 April 2026

Attachments:

• TGO2 Senior Sleep Technologist - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 934859