Assistant Practitioner (Respiratory) post will join our growing team for sleep & lung function services at JPUH. You may required to work across multiples sites. The majority of work will be out patient clinics within our new build community diagnostic centres, although there may be some ward based in-patient tests within your working days. You will have the opportunity to train / develop skills and participate in both sleep and lung function clinics as part of a supportive team of staff. The majority of the role involves direct patient contact, but does include, stock duties, data input and cleaning of equipment To support the provision and delivery of more basic lung function measurement and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) service for patients at the James Paget Hospital. To be responsible for preparing, downloading and issuing patients with diagnostic sleep study equipment. To ensure sleep diagnostic tests are of good quality are of good quality with acceptable channel markers available for analysis To provide a timely response to CPAP equipment replacement and maintenance queries from patients on a daily basis, either by telephone or walk-in patients To accurately measure and document patient observations To assist in the ordering, stock rotation, maintenance, reprocessing and arranging disposal of medical equipment in use or provided by sleep & lung function service To accurately update sleep databases and departmental spreadsheets To effectively communicate with your peers and notify senior staff of any concerns To provide quality assured diagnostic spirometry testing in-line with recognised national guidelines Services you may be involved with may include home sleep study testing, overnight pulse oximetry, spirometry, FeNO, earlobe capillary blood gases, CPAP therapy Flexibility to work across multiple sites if and when required We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Scott Job title: Chief Respiratory Physiologist Email address: matthew.scott@JPaget.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01493 452777