Harm Free Care Practitioner (Face Fit Testing)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This new role involves joining the Harm Free Care Team to support the running of the Fit Testing Service and assist with falls prevention, tissue viability, and continence care management. You will conduct Face Fit Testing clinics across ESNEFT sites, including in clinic and ward settings. The role also includes follow-up visits, education, and audits for all areas of Harm Free Care to ensure patients receive appropriate equipment and care. This is an opportunity to help establish the service and prevent harm to patients from falls, pressure ulcers, and continence-related issues.
Essential criteria
- Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice
- IT literate
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of developments of wider health issues
- 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.
- Foundation degree
- Accredited Face Fit Test Certificate
- Recently worked within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of acute setting
- Previous experience of Face Fit Testing using both qualitative and quantitative methods
- Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice
- IT literate
- Knowledge of developments of wider health issues
- 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.
- Foundation degree
- Accredited Face Fit Test Certificate
- Recently worked within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of acute setting
- Previous experience of Face Fit Testing using both qualitative and quantitative methods
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Harm Free Care Practitioner (Face Fit Testing)
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
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 to ensure patients have the correct equipment and care in place. This is an exciting opportunity to support with the prevention of harm to patients from falls, pressure ulcers and continence related concerns.
Main duties of the job
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 chan
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