Respiratory Physiologist Assistant | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Cottingham, HU165JQ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7321588/356-25-7321588 |
Summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Home Mechanical Ventilation Service (HMVS) and Sleep Services is the regional complex ventilation centre taking referrals for home mechanical ventilation and cough augmentation for patients from Hull and East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire.
You would be responsible for supporting the Home Mechanical Ventilation team in the delivery of direct patient care procedures and to work as part of the team to maintain delivery of the service including basic lung function testing, overnight oximetry and maintenance of home ventilation devices and consumables.
As a Respiratory Assistant, you will be responsible for taking part in the provision of the service for the domiciliary care of patients with a variety of clinical conditions requiring ventilation (invasive and non-invasive), complex CPAP, cough assist therapy and sleep diagnostics/reviews.
You will be responsible for supporting the Home Ventilation team in the delivery of direct patient care procedures and to work as part of the team to maintain delivery of the service.
The post holder will be required to support the clinical team across sites including:
Castle Hill Hospital
Hull Royal Infirmary
Diana Princess of Wales (Grimsby)
Scunthorpe General Hospital
East Riding Community Hospital
Home visits across the region
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025