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Respiratory Healthcare Assistant / Assistant Physiologist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Location
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
24 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
17 Jul 2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Respiratory Healthcare Assistant / Assistant Respiratory Physiologist to join the Lung Function and Sleep Apnoea Service at Cardiff and Vale UHB. The successful post holders will be based at University Hospital Llandough but will rotate with other team members to support the delivery of the service within community and as such will also be required to work on Primary Care sites within North East Cardiff,  South east Cardiff and the Vale.

Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations is essential to the role of the post.

This position will support the Respiratory Physiology team with basic Respiratory Diagnostic procedures, preparing equipment, ensuring accuracy of equipment and abiding by protocols. Full training will be provided on the job.

Ideally, the successful applicant will have experience within a healthcare environment, be able to manage their own workload, have excellent organisation skills and work well as a team.

Main duties of the job

To independently provide a lung function service patients within Cardiff & Vale as required, on patients of all ages in a variety of locations including:

  • Spirometry
  • Response to inhaled bronchodilators
  • Assessment of blood gas status (pulse oximetry and ear lobe capillary sampling)
  • FeNO testing
  • Sleep study monitor preparation, issue and download
  • Stock check and ordering

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.