Associate Respiratory Practitioner, Paediatrics

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Respiratory Practitioner to join the Paediatric Respiratory Physiology service to help with the expansion of our service.

Experience of performing spirometry in children is essential. The successful candidate will need excellent interpersonal skills, be able to motivate and develop others. They should enjoy working as part of a team but also be able to work autonomously.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role will be covering a variety of respiratory and sleep diagnostic investigations. The successful candidate will be expected to be proficient in performing Spirometry and FeNO.  Experience and knowledge of further respiratory and sleep investigations would be advantageous; however further training can be provided.

There will also be an aspect of administrative duties required for the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Spirometry (Outpatient Clinics & on the ward).
• Bronchodilator response.
• Full PFT’s (Using body plethysmography and transfer factors
• Exercise Induced Assessment.
• Multiple Breath Nitrogen Washout Test.
• Induced Sputum.
• Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing.
• Setting up patients for Overnight Saturations using various monitors.
• Downloading/analysis/reporting of Overnight Saturations and Capnography studies.
• Downloading/Analysis and generating in depth detailed reports of Polygraphy studies.
• 6 Minute Walk Tests.
• Inflight Oxygen Assessments.
• Hyperventilation studies.
• Earlobe Capillary Samples.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.