Fit Tester - London, United Kingdom - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Part time

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 part-time fit testers to join our Health and Safety Team.

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting part-time Fit Testers to help coordinate and deliver our respirator / mask fit testing service to all our staff.

The Health and Safety of our staff is paramount and personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to ensure our staff can work safely.

The fit testing team is vital to ensure the Trust is compliant with legislative and National requirements in terms of FFP3 and fit testing.

This is to ensure resilience whilst the NHS responds to new demands due to changing outbreaks, guidance and prepares for any future uncertainties.

To that end, it is important that the focus on FFP3 resiliency continues and develops further.

Fit testers have duties under Health and Safety at Work legislation because, if not conducted properly, the wearer of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) could be exposed to substances hazardous to health due to facepiece leakage.

The service is provided five days a week Monday to Friday.

One post holder will be based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site and the other post holder at West Middlesex University Hospital site.

From time to time, they will be expected to travel between trust locations.

Post holders will be responsible for fit testing to ensure that respirators (either re-usable or single use) fit the face of the members of staff that needs to wear them, and also to reinforce correct donning and doffing techniques.

The successful applicant will receive instruction and training for both the qualitative and quantitative fit testing methods so previous experience is not essential, however knowledge of fit testing and its importance is a requirement of the role.

Other main duties include:

Responsible for maintaining high quality fit testing provision in the Trust
Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policy and legislation, around procedure and practice
Provide support, advice and education to other fit testers and staff members across the Trust
Dealing with servicerelated queries, proactive and accurate message responding.
Other relevant duties as required by the service manager.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country.

We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'.

We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

Key Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for fit testing staff to ensure that respirators (reusable or single use) fit their face using both the qualitative and quantitative fit testing methods.
Ensure that the fit testing equipment is in good working order, properly set up and checked or tested before conducting the fit test. They should maintain and calibrate the fit test equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Coordinate the Trust's fit testing arrangements as well as prioritising wards / directorates as required
Accurately record outcomes of fit testing (this may include paper records, spread sheet and databases.
Review records relating to fit testing to identify staff that are due for routine retesting or have not been tested on new masks available within Trust stock.
Receive updates from procurement regarding mask stock provision
Maintain equipment used for fit testing and ensure sufficient testing equipment is order to continue fit testing staff trust wide
To undertake any other duties, commensurate with the banding of this post and within reason, as requested by the Head of Risk and Assurance.
Communicate key messages to all wards and specialties regarding fit testing
Carry out general administrative duties such as photocopying and data input
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