Assistant CPAP Practitioner

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 December 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CPAP Practitioner team as an Assistant CPAP Practitioner as we continue to build and develop our service.

This position would suit an individual who has the motivation and passion to work with an innovative team supporting a cohort of over 18000 patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing.

Main duties of the job

Our Practitioners are predominately based in the outpatient department and on occasion travel independently across several locations in the region supporting outreach clinics.

Health education and promotion for both the patient and their partners/carers plays a significant part in our role. This involves initiating patients on treatment; maintaining our telephone and e-mail support; supporting remote monitoring clinics and supporting our clinician clinics.

As someone with excellent communication skills you will be expected to work alongside members of our team and autonomously deliver exceptional care with professionalism and compassion.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

27 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-2-TH990

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formal qualification, such as NVQ 2
Possess a willingness to undertake further study to at least Level 3
Literate and conversant in English

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in healthcare
Experience of working within an outpatients department
Flexible approach to hours and work
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritise
Friendly and supportive
Ability to work autonomously but also a team player
Willingness to travel to outreach clinic
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks
Ability to work shifts/specific hours

Desirable

Previous CPAP experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formal qualification, such as NVQ 2
Possess a willingness to undertake further study to at least Level 3
Literate and conversant in English

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in healthcare
Experience of working within an outpatients department
Flexible approach to hours and work
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritise
Friendly and supportive
Ability to work autonomously but also a team player
Willingness to travel to outreach clinic
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks
Ability to work shifts/specific hours

Desirable

Previous CPAP experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.