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CEREBRA - FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
UK
Full-time
Job Description: Sleep Advice Consultant

Job Title
Sleep Advice
Consultant

Reports To
Sleep Team Manager

Directorate
Research and
Information Services

Team
Sleep

Home-based, with regular travel and occasional overnight stays across the UK.

Purpose of the Role
The  Sleep  Advice  Consultant  will  play  a  key  role  in  the  development,  promotion,  and  delivery  of  the
Cerebra Sleep Advice Service.

This  full-time  post  will  work  closely  with  the  existing  Sleep  Advice  Consultants  and  the  Sleep  Team
Manager to expand the reach and quality of the service, ensuring consistent, high-quality advice across
the UK.

The Sleep Advice Consultant will contribute to the promotion and delivery of the Cerebra Sleep Advice
Service for children with neurological conditions with empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to
inclusion.

Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Supporting Delivery of Sleep Advice

•  Deliver the Cerebra Sleep Advice Service in line with agreed service standards, ensuring an

inclusive, respectful, and person-centred approach.

•  Provide accessible sleep support to parents, carers, and families with a child with a

neurological condition through Cerebra Sleep Workshops and online Sleep Seminars across
the UK and individual one-to-one telephone consultations and sleep clinics.

•  Work collaboratively with families from diverse backgrounds to assess and manage children’s

sleep challenges in a supportive and empowering way.

•  Assess the existing sleep patterns of the neurodiverse child from the submitted sleep diary,

referral and initial telephone consultation.

•  Develop tailored sleep strategies that meet the unique needs, values, and circumstances of

each neurodiverse child and their family.

•  Participate in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the Cerebra Sleep Service, using

feedback to inform service improvements and development.

•  Contribute to internal and external meetings, including multidisciplinary and partnership

teams, promoting open dialogue and mutual learning.

•  Help create and review sleep-related materials that are clear, accessible, and meet Cerebra’s

quality standards.

•  Build and maintain respectful, collaborative relationships with other professionals,

organisations, and services.

•  Engage in ongoing learning and development, including training from sleep specialists and

other relevant sources, and from within Cerebra.

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•  Share stories or case studies to help illustrate the impact of the Cerebra Sleep Service, with

appropriate consent, anonymity where required and sensitivity.

•  Actively contribute to awareness and engagement activities such as Cerebra Sleep Week and

fundraising activities where possible.

2. Team and Organisational Responsibilities

•  Take part in regular supervision sessions and team meetings, keeping your line manager

informed and contributing to a positive team culture.

•  Uphold Cerebra’s Data Protection Policies and all relevant confidentiality and safeguarding

policies.

•  Take ownership of your workload, ensuring services are delivered effectively, ethically, and with

compassion.

•  Carry out any other reasonable duties in line with the needs of the team and organisation.

3. General Responsibilities

•  Adhere to Cerebra’s Data Protection Policy and maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
•  Take responsibility for personal workload, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are

consistently met.

•  Work collaboratively and flexibly as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team and with other

teams within Cerebra.

•  Undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the role and the evolving needs of the

charity.

Person Specification
Criteria

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and
Experience

Essential

Desirable

A background in sleep support or a
related field (e.g. child
development, health and social
care, psychology, nursing,
education, or social work) including
professional, voluntary, or lived
experience.

At least two years’ experience
supporting children and/or families
— professionally, voluntarily, or
through personal lived experience.

Strong communication skills, both
verbal and written, with the ability to
adapt communication for diverse
audiences.

Qualification in training
facilitation, teaching, or
presentation skills.

Accredited sleep training from
recognised providers (e.g. Sleep
Scotland, Sleep Charity, EDS,
Sleep Southampton).
Experience of supporting or
working with children with
neurodevelopmental conditions
(e.g. autism, ADHD, learning
disabilities).

Awareness of how social media
can be used to raise awareness
and share information about
services.

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Experience in using Client
Relationship Management
(CRM) systems or similar digital
tools for recording and tracking
support work.

Personal, family, or lived
experience of
neurodevelopmental
conditions.

Confidence and competence in
presenting to groups or speaking in
public, including online.

Ability to work independently,
manage time effectively, and
contribute to a supportive and
collaborative team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills with a
respectful, compassionate
approach to working with families
and professionals from all
backgrounds.

Experience of case management,
support planning, or one-to-one
support.

Competent digital and IT skills,
including use of Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and
digital communication platforms
(e.g. Zoom, Teams).
Willing and able to travel within the
UK, with occasional overnight stays.

Eligible to live and work in the UK.

Willingness to work flexible hours,
including occasional evenings or
weekends, where needed.

Full, valid driving licence.

Personal Circumstances

Date Reviewed: December 2025

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