Infection Prevention Assistant​/Fit Tester

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

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.

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.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Jo-Anne Rimmer

Job title:

Infection Precention Support Manager Email address:  Telephone number: