Please note this is an apprentice post paid at annex 21 until qualification is obtained.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the respiratory lab at Aintree University Hospitals; the position is for an apprentice associate practitioner in respiratory physiology.

The respiratory lab is one of the biggest and best-equipped laboratories in the north west and performs a wide range of respiratory physiology investigations, taking referrals from the trust, the local CCG, and other secondary hospitals within Merseyside. The respiratory physiology team also actively contributes to a significant number of research projects and clinical trials.

The lab is a friendly, dedicated team, with excellent scope for progression should the post holder wish to be developed further. The post will be to provide support to the senior respiratory physiologists in performing, but not limited to: Spirometry, Reversibility, Lung volumes, and TLCO. The post holder would also be expected to provide assistance for CPET, both diagnostic and pre-op, and to run spirometry clinics independently at local health centres.

This opportunity would be ideally suited to a person who has completed or is undergoing the associate practitioner course or foundation degree in healthcare science. They should also be registered with the ARTP as an approved spirometry practitioner.

Main duties of the job

• To attend university as required to become an AHCS registered associate practitioner.
• The postholder will be performing full studies unsupervised within the main respiratory lab here at Liverpool University Hospitals, Aintree Site.
• They will also be performing spirometry at various locations around North Merseyside.