Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL ROLE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE RUH ONLY
The Health and Safety team are offering a 12 month secondment and development opportunity for a Fit Mask Testing Support worker to join us within the Health and Safety team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent people skills to support the FFP3 Fit Mask testing programme.
Full training will be provided to ensure we continue to deliver high quality testing which ensures all staff groups in clinical practice are safe and supported with the correct PPE to protect them and our patients.
Full training in the specialised equipment will be provided ensuring we deliver a high quality testing service. We are looking for an organised, efficient, great communicator able to independently run the clinic.
Fit Mask testing has recently collaborated with our Occupational health team to centrally coordinate this service and the successful applicant will be key in the success of this programme.
Responsibilities
You will work as part of the Health and Safety Team, managing all fit testing processes including reviewing and amending appointments and updating the G2 OPAS Occupational health platform.
This role requires extensive liaison with various teams, including Infection Prevention and Control, Procurement and Supply Chain, and clinical teams to prioritise and organise fit testing. You will ensure that staff are individually face fitted to masks providing respiratory protection against harmful pathogens.
Person Specification – Experience
- Experience of working in a team environment
Person Specification – Experience (Desirable)
- Previous experience in a clinic setting
- Good IT skills and experience of using a variety of systems and MS Office
Person Specification – Qualifications
- Demonstrates ability to work independently
- Demonstrates ability to communicate well as a team
Person Specification – Qualifications (Desirable)
- Portacount training
- Experience of Fit mask testing and PPE
Legal and Immigration Information
Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK
Criminal Record and Disclosure
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contact
For an informal discussion please contact Erin Houlihan, Matron for Estates and Facilities, email: erin.houlihan@nhs.net.
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