Harm Free Care Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ESNEFT is seeking a proactive Harm Free Care Practitioner to support the Fit Testing Service and the Harm Free Care Team across hospital and community settings in East Suffolk and North Essex. You will deliver clinics, follow-up visits, and audits to ensure correct equipment and care are in place, while upholding infection control standards and compassionate patient care.

You will contribute to patient safety, clinical governance, and staff education, with opportunities to develop skills in

Qualifications

• Understanding and application of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• IT literate with basic digital skills.
• Qualified Associate Practitioner/Nursing Associate diploma level or equivalent (NVQ3).
• Willingness to undertake accredited Face Fit Test Certification.
• CPD evidence and commitment to ongoing learning.
• Experience in acute settings and Face Fit Testing (qualitative & quantitative).

Responsibilities

• Carry out Fit Testing clinics across ESNEFT sites, in clinics and on wards.
• Support Harm Free Care Team to ensure patient and clinical care needs are met.
• Conduct follow-up visits, education and audits for Harm Free Care across sites.
• Ensure infection control practices align with Trust policies.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff at all times.
• Answer calls and refer inquiries to appropriate team members.

Skills

Clinical governance

Evidence-based practice

Infection control

Face Fit Testing

Education

NVQ3 / Diploma

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join our Harm Free Care Team (Face Fit Testing) as a Harm Free Care Practitioner. This is a new role to ESNEFT, and the successful candidate will support with the running of the Fit Testing Service and work the Harm Free Care Team with to support patients and clinical teams with falls prevention, Tissue viability and continence care management. You will carry out Fit Testing clinics across ESNEFT sites, in clinic settings and in ward/department settings. This is an exciting opportunity to help set up the service with the corporate nursing team. You will also carry out follow up visits, education and audits for all areas of Harm Free Care including community hospitals to ensure patients have the correct equipment and care in place which means driving license is essential., To support the Harm Free Care Team to ensure care for patient following specialist input is in place. This includes ensuring their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs are met To perform and accurately record clinical documentation and observations as required and report changes to the Ward staff and Harm Free Care Team To be responsible for ensuring own infection control practice is in line with Trust Infection Control policies, including approved hand-washing technique. To challenge those not following recognise infection control procedures when witnessed. To ensure that all communication and care provision maintains the dignity and respect of all patients and their carers/relatives To communicate effectively with patients, carers, visitors and other staff members at all times To answer the telephone appropriately and refer callers onto the appropriate member of staff as necessary, For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

• Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice
• IT literate, Qualified Associate Practitioner/ Nursing Associate diploma level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ3
• Willingness to undertake accredited Face Fit Test Certification
• Evidence of continuing professional development., Experience of acute setting
• Previous experience of Face Fit Testing using both qualitative and quantitative methods

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone.

Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A