The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first Aiming to get it right Recognising that everybody counts Doing everything openly and honestly ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Job overview 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 Advert - 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 Working for our organisation 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key duties and responsibilities 1. To provide the first point of contact for patients, relatives and carers arriving for an appointment with the Sleep & Lung Function Services, presenting a professional, calm and confident manner in line with the Trust’s Values & Behaviours. 2. To assist with all enquiries to the Sleep & Lung Function service including CPAP parts/checks using the CPAP database and issue CPAP accessories as required, escalating to the appropriate healthcare professional, e.g. Physiologists or Sleep Service Nurse as appropriate. 3. To assist with CPAP and Oximeter clinics by undertaking patient observations, downloading of CPAP data cards and issuing pulse oximeters to help physiologists assess therapy effectiveness. 4. To be responsible for the set up and instruction for home screening studies, ranging from multi-channel sleep studies to overnight oximetry assessments. 5. To be responsible for the set up and instruction for In-Patient screening studies, ranging from multi-channel sleep studies to overnight oximetry assessments. 6. To download home screening study data and prepare all necessary equipment for the next patient’s use. 7. Be responsible for highlighting any discrepancies within the downloaded sleep study data to the Physiologists. 8. To maintain, clean and calibrate all sleep analyzing equipment and to prepare equipment for disinfection in line with Trust policy and procedures. 9. To complete requisitions, organize and identify faulty equipment that needs to be repaired or replaced. 10. To un-pack deliveries and checks against orders and asset registers. 11. To communicate all information and messages to patients in a professional and sensitive manner. 12. Photocopying, filing and record keeping as required. 13. To ensure that the patients’ records are kept up to date and in good order, in accordance with Trust Policy. 14. To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including across multi sites, also weekends and bank holidays as required. 15. To undertake any new procedures that may be adopted in the future within competencies 16. To support junior staff members in their development. 17. To represent the Sleep and Lung Function Services to other departments and interdepartmental projects and groups as required. 18. Any other appropriate duties which may be required to meet the needs of the service. Education, Training and Development Be willing to further your development by being willing to train to perform quality assured diagnostic Spirometry, FeNO tests and earlobe capillary blood gases in outpatient clinics and on wards. To be responsible for meeting and maintaining personal mandatory training requirements. The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement. Visa and Immigration If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.