Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

IPC HCSW and Fit Tester

The closing date is 18 September 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated person to join the Infection Control team. This exciting post will interest staff who enjoy variety in their job with plenty of opportunities and will give the successful applicant the potential to develop the role whilst working with the support and guidance of senior colleagues.

You must be keen to develop your communication, organisational and educational skills and knowledge in this role and, in return, we will offer support with training. You will need to be innovative and keen to use extended skills to support our busy team both clinically and administratively.

An essential part of your role will be to carry out and help with the organisation and monitoring of Fit Testing within the Trust. Fit testing is required to be carried out to ensure that FFP3 masks fit staff effectively and provide a safe shield against viruses and organisms which staff may be exposed to in the course of their work. Full training on how to do this will be provided. You will also be supporting the infection control team with audits and staff education.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will be championing, organising and conducting mask fit testing for clinical staff in accordance with the HSE testing guidance. You will need to ensure training records are maintained to a high standard on our electronic record system. As a PPE ambassador you would be expected to advise the wards with managing their PPE where needed and support the infection control team with donning and doffing training.

The successful applicant will be required undertake audits and monitoring of respirator protective equipment usage as well as working with the infection control team to assist with data collection in line with the Trust audit and surveillance programme as well as ward based training where required.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Date posted

21 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

175-2526-NS1400

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks of appointment
Complete specialty-required knowledge competencies within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Must possess a willingness to undertake further study to achieve competency levels required

Desirable

Specific specialty on-the-job training
Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 (GCSE 'A' level standard or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Communicating with a range of people from different backgrounds
Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
Knowledge of personal care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Complete specialty-required skills within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Work effectively in a team
Demonstrate effective and safe care
Contribute to the support and development of new staff
Work under pressure
Information technology use
Attention to detail e.g. patient records
Accuracy (words and numbers)
Effective written and verbal communication skills (literacy and numeracy)
Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting

Desirable

Teaching skills
Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment
Previous care experience in the specialty area
Working in acute environment as a Health Care Support Worker

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Successful completion of Care Certificate within 12 weeks of appointment
Complete specialty-required knowledge competencies within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Must possess a willingness to undertake further study to achieve competency levels required

Desirable

Specific specialty on-the-job training
Good general standard of education to vocational level 3 (GCSE 'A' level standard or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Communicating with a range of people from different backgrounds
Understanding the role of the Health Care Support Worker
Knowledge of personal care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
Complete specialty-required skills within agreed time period (up to 6 months)
Work effectively in a team
Demonstrate effective and safe care
Contribute to the support and development of new staff
Work under pressure
Information technology use
Attention to detail e.g. patient records
Accuracy (words and numbers)
Effective written and verbal communication skills (literacy and numeracy)
Good observation skills and recognition of the importance of reporting

Desirable

Teaching skills
Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment
Previous care experience in the specialty area
Working in acute environment as a Health Care Support Worker

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)