Job vacancy: Fit Tester and Clinical Trainer, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford

Job summary

Main area: Infection Control
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 252-7426036

Employer: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Darent Valley Hospital
Town: Dartford
Salary: £28,860 - £31,671 per annum inclusive of allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/09/2025 23:59

Fit Tester and Clinical Trainer

NHS AfC: Band 4

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties of this role will include (but not limited to):

Manage a calendar for scheduling face fit testing lessons and PPE training and audits

Manage appointments and attendance for face fit testing and training using Engage (organisational learning platform)

Use the Mandatory and Statutory Training (MAST) tracker and Engage to gather and analyse data

Input face fit test results in to a departmental spreadsheet and keep it up to date and accurate

Maintain a system for how many staff have a pass on each type of FFP3 mask

Maintain a working relationship with procurement to ensure that there is an adequate supply of FFP3 masks for fit testing

Develop and maintain a system for reusable RPE masks/hoods and filters

Promote Face Fit testing at staff induction events and promotional campaigns

Please see attached job description for more information.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

Health and social care NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in healthcare setting.
Fit Testing Training – Fit2Fit or equivalent
Good general education including GCSE English and GCSE maths.
Education and Training delivery experience
Evidence of CPD

Desirable criteria

Willing to undertake further training on H&S, Fit Testing, EPRR, IPC

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent IT skills.
Good communication skills.
Able to deal with staff / users sensitively.
Able to work as part of a small team & alone.
Able to work to deadlines.
Able to manage diaries & bookings, appointments.
Accurate typing and data entry.
Ability to organise own time and prioritise work whilst also meeting service priorities.
Good presentation skills
Experienced in use of MS Office including Word; Outlook; Excel, Power Point, MS Forms.
Excellent organisation skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Able to work as part of a team
Diary management skills
Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation relating to Fit Testing.
Ability to manage difficult situations

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in a fit tester role
Admin / clerical experience
Practical experience of training delivery
Experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods of fit testing
Specific experience in the management, training and/or delivery of a successful RPE programme.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience of using a wide range of Respiratory Protective Equipment such as FFP3 masks (different makes and models) and Powered Air Purifying Respirators.
Experience of working in an NHS organisation

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

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

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.

The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.

We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.

As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.

The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

Please be aware the vacancy may close once we have received sufficient numbers of applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Nichola Hutchings
Job title: IPC Governance and Patient Safety Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01322 428100

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Job summary

Employer heading

Fit Tester and Clinical Trainer

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Application numbers

Documents to download

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