Apprentice Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist

You will undertake a training scheme over 3 years in a joint venture between University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and our chosen University. You will be studying towards an AHCS accredited degree in Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep) alongside a structured on-the-job training program.

University fees and education costs will be covered by UHL via the national Apprenticeship levy.

The busy and varied Respiratory/ Sleep Physiology department at Glenfield Hospital offer a wide range of investigations including;
Pulmonary Function testing, Physiologist-led Exercise testing, Oxygen Assessments, Blood Gas Analysis, Sleep investigations, CPAP and NIV therapy, In-flight Assessments, Challenge Testing, GI Physiology, Ambulatory BP monitoring and Autonomic Function testing.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:

- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

**About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust**: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.

After a period of supervision and training, actively participate in performing respiratory and sleep clinical investigations independently to include;
Spirometry, Reversibility Testing, Diffusion Testing, Lung Volume Measurements, Blood Gas Analysis, Overnight Pulsoximetry, Overnight Partial Polysomnography and CPAP therapy.

To be actively involved with the maintenance and quality control (QC) of all equipment used in the respiratory function, outpatients and exercise testing areas.