# Respiratory Assistant Technical Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T10:30:46.993Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory/Respiratory-v8197563
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8197563?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full-Time Band 3 Respiratory Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly and dedicated team at University Hospitals Dorset, working across both Poole and Bournemouth sites. The Department provides lung function tests for a wide range of Specialties across the Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to help in the Respiratory Physiology Labs. Duties include performing varied breathing tests with Inpatients and Outpatients and clinic admin. Applicants must be computer literate and enjoy working with patients.

Experience in healthcare is essential, and knowledge of respiratory tests would be advantageous but full training in all tests will be provided.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole General Hospital (cross-site working)

Interview Date: 11th September

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Basic understanding of Respiratory anatomy and Physiology.
- Basic understanding of routine lung function tests including: Spirometry performance and interpretation FeNO performance and interpretation Overnight Oximetry

**Desirable**

- Understanding of current Spirometry guidelines

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a healthcare environment with patients.
- Health and safety principles
- Infection control procedures
- Supervising/training others

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in healthcare science

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Level 3 vocational healthcare qualification or equivalent
- English Language GCE/GCSE or equivalent
- Mathematics GCE/GCSE or equivalent
- Science GCSE / equivalent

**Desirable**

- ARTP Spirometry Certificate

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Able to work under pressure with patients with distressing conditions.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate test procedure to patient
- Mutual respect – treats others with courtesy and respect at all times.
- Flexibility and willing to learn
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

### Technical Skills Competencies

**Essential**

- IT literate including word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to follow established testing guidelines and SOPs without supervision.
- Ability to adapt to new techniques and technologies

**Desirable**

- ARTP Spirometry register
- Use of hospital IT systems i.e. EPR

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [band 3 respiratory ato job description (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503067)
- [band 3 respiratory assistant technical officer person specification (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503068)

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