Respiratory / Sleep Physiologist Assistant | Isle of Wight NHS Trust

To support the Clinical Physiologists in the delivery of agreed standards of care to all patients.

Provide administrative support for the Clinical Physiologist.

To support respiratory clinics in the need of spirometry and inhaler management. and support sleep clinics including sleep studies and yearly CPAP clinics.

To ensure that relationships and behaviour is managed in line with the Behaviour Framework competencies.

The Respiratory Physiologist Assistant will work within the limits of their competence for respiratory testing including spirometry and sleep studies. To provide support to the Clinical Respiratory/Sleep Physiologist in the delivery of agreed standards of care to all patients, providing role-specific skills including spirometry, sleep studies, yearly CPAP reviews basic life support, and production of reliable and accurate data.

Required qualification NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

We are recruiting foraRespiratory/Sleep Physiologist Assistantwho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team. You will be working across the Respiratory Outpatients and the Community Diagnostic Hub which opens in 2024. This post will require flexible working with the Community Hub operating 7 days a week.

We are looking for someone who is organised, flexible, able to use initiative and enjoys working in a team. You will need to be friendly and highly motivated with a keen eye for detail and accuracy. Experience in working in a healthcare environment with respiratory knowledge is desirable. The role includes basic lung function and sleep diagnostic testing. Other roles include stock management, cleaning of equipment and daily administration tasks. Full training will be provided, Disability Confident
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We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process., The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.