Assistant Practitioner - Respiratory and Sleep

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking an Assistant Practitioner (Respiratory) to join their team at the community diagnostic centres. You'll engage directly with patients, supporting lung function and sleep services, while managing equipment and data documentation. The position requires previous healthcare experience and the ability to work across multiple sites. Salary ranges from £22,816 to £24,336 per annum with opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a health care setting is necessary.
• Experience in performing home sleep studies and spirometry tests is beneficial.
• You've got to be willing to further your development through training.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver lung function measurement and OSA services.
• Prepare and manage diagnostic sleep study equipment.
• Accurately document patient observations and update databases.

Skills

Basic computer data input skills

Good organisation skills

Education

GCSE level Maths & English (or equivalent)

Tools

CPAP database

Excel database

Job description

Job Summary

Assistant Practitioner (Respiratory) post will join our growing team for sleep & lung function services at JPUH. You may be required to work across multiple 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.

Main Duties of the Job

• 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 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.

About Us

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.

Details

• Date posted: 14 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £22,816 to £24,336 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 177‑EMER‑7549704
• Job locations: James Paget University Hospital, Northgate Community Diagnostic Centres, Northgate street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1DH

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 Trusts Values & Behaviours.
• 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.
• 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.
• To be responsible for the set up and instruction for home screening studies, ranging from multi‑channel sleep studies to overnight oximetry assessments.
• To be responsible for the set up and instruction for In‑Patient screening studies, ranging from multi‑channel sleep studies to overnight oximetry assessments.
• To download home screening study data and prepare all necessary equipment for the next patient’s use.
• Be responsible for highlighting any discrepancies within the downloaded sleep study data to the Physiologists.
• To maintain, clean and calibrate all sleep analysing equipment and to prepare equipment for disinfection in line with Trust policy and procedures.
• To complete requisitions, organise and identify faulty equipment that needs to be repaired or replaced.
• To un‑pack deliveries and checks against orders and asset registers.
• To communicate all information and messages to patients in a professional and sensitive manner.
• Photocopying, filing and record keeping as required.
• To ensure that the patient records are kept up to date and in good order, in accordance with Trust Policy.
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including across multiple sites, also weekends and bank holidays as required.
• To undertake any new procedures that may be adopted in the future within competencies.
• To support junior staff members in their development.
• To represent the Sleep and Lung Function Services to other departments and interdepartmental projects and groups as required.
• 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.

Person Specification

Essential

• Education and Qualifications: GCSE level Maths & English (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and Experience: Previous experience in a health care setting
• Skills and Knowledge: Basic computer data input skills

Desirable

• Education and Qualifications: ARTP Spirometry Certification
• Knowledge and Experience: Previous experience in performing home sleep study on patient, performing spirometry tests on patient, measuring and recording patient observations, stock control
• Skills and Knowledge: Good organisation skills, Experience with Excel database

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration).

Employer Details

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
James Paget University Hospital, Northgate Community Diagnostic Centres,
Northgate street,
Great Yarmouth,
NR30 1DH
Website: https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/