Job overview

Are you passionate about keeping staff and service users safe, and looking to grow your career within Infection Prevention and Control? We are seeking a proactive and organised Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Co‑ordinator / IPC Support to join our friendly and dedicated Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT).

In this varied and rewarding Band 3 role, you will play a key part in ensuring colleagues across the Trust can work safely while using respiratory protective equipment. You will be responsible for delivering high‑quality quantitative fit testing, supporting staff with mask selection, providing training on the safe use of RPE, and ensuring all associated equipment is maintained and compliant. You will also support the wider IPC agenda, contributing to education, data collection, promotional events, and project work that strengthens infection prevention and safety across the organisation.

This role would suit someone who is confident, organised, comfortable working with staff at all levels, and able to use their own initiative. You will frequently travel to sites across the Trust, maintaining strong communication with teams to deliver timely training, testing, and support.

If you are enthusiastic about infection prevention, enjoy hands-on practical tasks, and want to make a real difference to staff safety and patient care, we would love to hear from you.

Shortlisting for this vacancy due on 21st April and the proposed interview date is 30th April 

Main duties of the job

Provide quantitative fit testing for staff, coordinate and maintain all RPE equipment, deliver training on safe mask use, keep accurate records, support IPC initiatives and events, manage supplies, and communicate effectively with teams across the Trust to ensure safe and compliant respiratory protection practices.

Access to transport for work purposes is desirable.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. 

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.