Senior Sleep Technician

SA Health
Job reference: 947487
Location: 5042 - BEDFORD PARK
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Senior Sleep Technician | FMC Sleep Laboratory 

Flinders Medical Centre is seeking an experienced Senior Sleep Technician to join the Sleep Laboratory on a casual basis, providing skilled cover across afternoon and night shifts Monday to Thursday. You'll bring established competency in polysomnography and sleep study protocols, working with a well-resourced team inside one of South Australia's leading tertiary health facilities. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Sleep Lab 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

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,
• Experience in the use of physiological monitors,
• Experience in the monitoring and detailed analysis of polysomnographic recordings

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

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Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 16 September 2026

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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 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 in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 947487

Applications close: 16/08/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
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.