Job summary
Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required Skill Level and salary threshold.
Nursing Assistant/Mask Fit Tester (37.5 hrs per week)
Infection Prevention & Sepsis Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mask Fit Tester to join a dynamic and innovative Infection Prevention team to deliver a mask fit-testing testing service across the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Fit testing is required to be carried out to ensure that respiratory protection/FFP3 masks fit staff effectively.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have excellent inter-personal skills as well as confidence to deliver training to individual and small groups of staff. You will be required to work as part of a friendly and supportive team of Infection Prevention staff to help deliver the organisational infection prevention strategy. You will work closely with front-line clinical colleagues in all disciplines to establish optimal working relationships.
The post holder will be responsible for fit testing to ensure masks that are either disposable or re-useable fit the face of an individual and also play a key role in educating staff on the best practice of 'donning' and 'doffing' Respiratory Protective Equipment, and the maintenance of respiratory hoods.
The post holder will assist in organising sessions, setting up the environment and equipment in the allocated room in preparation for testing. Where required, the post holder will need to advise on alternatives for respiratory protection where fit testing is unsuccessful and update training records accordingly.
About us
.The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is required to understand the different methods of fit testing both, previous Mask fit experience is not essential as the individual will be given full training and supported to further their knowledge and development in this clinical field.
The successful person will work five days per week, covering a 7 days service at both the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the County Hospital site.
Informal enquiries are encouraged, and should be directed to Helen Bucior or Jo-Anne Rimmer in the Infection Prevention Team on extension 76360 (01782 676360) at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is required to understand the different methods of fit testing both, previous Mask fit experience is not essential as the individual will be given full training and supported to further their knowledge and development in this clinical field.
The successful person will work five days per week, covering a 7 days service at both the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the County Hospital site.
Informal enquiries are encouraged, and should be directed to Helen Bucior or Jo-Anne Rimmer in the Infection Prevention Team on extension 76360 (01782 676360) at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Person Specification
Enthusiasm for the role
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of individual or small group training
Training
Desirable
- Experience of individual or small group training
Person Specification
Enthusiasm for the role
Essential
Desirable
- Experience of individual or small group training
Training
Desirable
- Experience of individual or small group training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
