Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Unit Town Llantrisant Salary £25,313 - £26,999 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/08/2025 23:59
Senior Healthcare Science Assistant ( Respiratory)
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
Join Our Team as a Senior Healthcare Science Assistant - Respiratory & Sleep (Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics)
Band 3 | Based at Prince Charles Hospital | Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB
Are you ready to take your career in healthcare science to the next level? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment where your skills make a real difference every day? If so, we want to hear from you!
As a Senior Healthcare Science Assistant in our dynamic Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Unit, you’ll be at the heart of delivering high-quality, non-invasive respiratory diagnostic tests across a wide range of patients— across all life stages. Whilst in the role we will train you to work towards being an independent practitioner, developing knowledge to interpret results, and support clinical teams with timely, accurate data that directly impacts patient care.
You’ll also supervise junior staff, train future healthcare science practitioners, and contribute to the smooth running of services across multiple hospital sites, including the Prince Charles and Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
Whilst a standalone position it is part of the Healthcare Science career pathway so welcome applications from postgraduate students with relevant science degrees who are looking to enter the profession and work towards a recognised Healthcare Science qualification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will follow standard operating procedures and perform a range of routine Respiratory Diagnostic tests independently on a range inpatients and outpatients.
The post holder will record, analyse and provide a technically accurate report on a range of tests, updating Departmental records, and returning results to requesting Clinicians Teams to update patient records.
Respiratory (Routine and Non-Routine)
· Dynamic lung volumes – Spirometry / flow volume loops.
· Bronchodilator challenge under supervision for delivery of nebuliser.
· Ambulatory monitoring hook up, removal and download for sleep apnoea screening and multichannel sleep monitoring to include Pulsox/Embletta/Alice monitors.
· PiCo recording.
· NIOX recording.
The post holder will act as a supervisor to junior staff, and support the Healthcare Science Associate in their role. The post holder will be required to provide training to Trainee Healthcare Science Practitioners and less experienced staff on the range of routine tests within the remit of this role
The post holder will be based at Prince Charles site but will have regular shifts in Royal Glamoirgan Hopsital and the satellite clinics. Applicants therefore must have the ability to travel and will be expected to undertake this role across all sites within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB as service requires.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team
CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
Person specification
* Certificate/Diploma level in Clinical Physiology, or skills, knowledge, training or work experience to NVQ Level 3 equivalency.
* Appropriate experience as a Healthcare Science Assistant or Assistant technical officer in Cardiac and Respiratory science.
* Society of Cardiological Science and Technology Certificate in Electrocardiography.
* Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
* ECG interpretation - Sound knowledge of ECG rhythm abnormalities and conduction problems to Society of Cardiological Science and Technology Certificate level.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.
Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.
Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.
All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.
We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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