Infection Control FFP3 Masks FIT Tester

Job summary

Do you want to support patient and staff safety across NCA by providing essential infection control and PPE/Mask training ?

We are looking for full time substantive PPE / Fit testers to support the PPE and FIT testing Service, set up as part of the Trusts response to the COVID-19 outbreak and sits within the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Education Dept.

Based across at all hospital locations but would be predominantly based at one of our care organisations - Salford, Oldham or Bury. The service ensures that staff requiring FFP3 mask are fitted with one and understands donning and doffing and the importance of PPE.

The main purpose of this post is to

• Support the organisation in providing a robust FIT testing service to staff
• Infection control advice
• Coaching around FFP3 masks donning and doffing, hand hygiene

Since October 2019, face fit testing for Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) has been mandatory under Health and Safety legislation (COSSH). Fit testing has been a critical element of the NHS Covid pandemic response under PHE guidance but has a much wider impact on staff and patient health and safety and wellbeing. The main purpose of this post is to deliver quantitative and qualitative fit testing, RPE maintenance, RPE advice and associated administration, as part of the Trust's RPE resilience programme.

The post holder will report to the Fit Test Co-ordinator.

All training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

• Fit testing of FFP3 masks
• General infection control advice
• Equipment maintenance
• Maintaining accurate records
• Liaising with clinical areas to identify staff who require mask fitting
• Supporting infection control and education team
• Must be able to travel off site with equipment to other clinical areas
• Car driver essential

The fit tester is a competent confident member of staff who is able to support clinical and non-clinical health care workers to safely use PPE required for contact with patients including those with suspected or confirmed respiratory infections such as COVID-19, influenza and TB other infectious diseases such as Ebola, monkey pox CPE and MRSA The fit testers role is to ensure staff are trained to wear the correct PPE to provide adequate protection against the risk of infection including the risks associated with a procedure or task being undertaken in an infectious clinical work area.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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