PPE / Fit Testing Assistant

Do you want to support an outstanding organisation and help shape the future of PPE access across MTW Trust?
We are looking for a part time PPE / Fit testing assistant to support the PPE and FIT testing Service which was set up as part of the Trusts response to the COVID-19 outbreak and sits within the Infection Prevention & Control Team. You would be required to work at all hospital locations.
The service ensures that personal protective equipment (PPE) and restricted medical devices are provided for staff and services throughout Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust., The PPE safety assistant is a competent confident member of staff who is able to support clinical and non-clinical health care workers to safely use PPE required for contact with patients including those with suspected or confirmed respiratory infections such as COVID-19, influenza and TB other infectious diseases such as Ebola, CPE and MRSA
The PPE safety assistant's role is to ensure staff are trained to wear the correct PPE to provide adequate protection against the risk of infection including the risks associated with a procedure or task being undertaken in an infectious clinical work area.
The post holder is responsible for fit testing to ensure that respirators (re-usable or single use) fit the face of an individual in order to provide respiratory protection against harmful pathogens. The post holder will be fully trained for both the qualitative and quantitative fit testing methods., At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.