Associate Practitioner in Respiratory and Sleep Physiology (CDC)

Wye Valley NHS Trust

The closing date is 25 March 2025

Job summary

These new posts offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of our Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), due to open in 2025 in Hereford.

The Community Diagnostic Centre will incorporate Imaging (Plain X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI), a range of cardiorespiratory investigations including echocardiography, ECG and rhythm monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, spirometry, FeNO, lung function tests, simple field tests, sleep investigations, oximetry, blood gas analysis and pathology services in a "one stop" location to obtain diagnostic information in cancer, cardiac, respiratory, musculo-skeletal and other conditions.

Successful candidates will work at the Hereford County Hospital site initially and then in rotation between the hospital site and our CDC site which will open in 2025.

Community Diagnostic Centre

Main duties of the job

Set up, download and provide a technical report regarding overnight oximetry sleep studies.
Set up and download cardio respiratory polygraphy sleep study.
Take ownership of the CPAP spares and repairs clinical workload to facilitate and support patients using therapy. Address any patient concerns and clinical queries involving with their CPAP treatment including adjustments to treatment interface, therapy comfort adjustments, and general sleep advice regarding compliance and sleep hygiene. Escalate any complex information or requests to senior clinical staff.
Take ownership of stock control of the WVT Sleep service storage cupboard including ordering supplies on Integra and liaising with Industry representatives.

Identify equipment faults and problem solving appropriate to level of expertise.
Assist in the day to day running of the department with any queries that may arise
Perform a range of breathing tests such as: spirometry, gas transfer, static lung volumes etc.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata INDICATIVE

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-6970615

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ level 3 in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience, plus additional knowledge / training to diploma level
ARTP qualification e.g. ARTP part 1 or associate examination or willingness to work towards
Evidence of continuous professional development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

IT skills
Good communication skills

Desirable

Knowledge and demonstrable competency in a range of routine lung function tests including spirometry, gas transfer and static lung volumes
Knowledge and understanding of basic sleep investigations and CPAP.
Ability to perform ECG

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a patient facing, health care setting

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ level 3 in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience, plus additional knowledge / training to diploma level
ARTP qualification e.g. ARTP part 1 or associate examination or willingness to work towards
Evidence of continuous professional development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

IT skills
Good communication skills

Desirable

Knowledge and demonstrable competency in a range of routine lung function tests including spirometry, gas transfer and static lung volumes
Knowledge and understanding of basic sleep investigations and CPAP.
Ability to perform ECG

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a patient facing, health care setting

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.