Housekeeper - Bristol, United Kingdom - North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team.

He/she will assist in the coordination of all patient facilities/services in the ward area and to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet patient needs, as determined by the Supervisory Sister.

The post holder will work closely with contractors and support services departments as directed by the Supervisory Sister. He/she will assist in maintaining quality standards and rectify deficiencies

This role will be a valuable addition to our ward team, you will be responsible for ensuring the ordering and distribution of patients meals and drinks and assisting when needed and ensuring the ward is adequately stocked with consumables.

You will be working together with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the departments are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness of both the ward environment and clinical equipment.

The successful applicant must be flexible and willing to work shifts covering a Monday to Sunday service, including bank holidays.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.

We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.

Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.

We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We welcome applicants from all under represented groups.

Cleaning

To assist the Senior Sister in maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.
To carry out cleaning of general and specialist equipment, e.g. drip stands and observation machines as per cleaning policy.
To assist in keeping the ward safe and tidy at all times, e.g. remove clutter, room cleans.
To maintain upkeep of patients bed areas.
To assist in specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings.

Catering

To encourage and assist patients to order food, where necessary taking into account special needs and medical requirements as directed by ward staff.
To ensure people have any assistance they require to eat and drink and to monitor food intake in conjunction with the ward nurse.
To prepare and serve hot/cold snacks (e.g. breakfast) as requested offering a 24 hour snack service.
To serve meals in conjunction with the nursing team, ensuring patients intake is known and that their dietary needs are met.
To provide eating assistance, e.g. cutting up food, placing food within reach/ feed patients and providing friendly encouragement to patients with regards to eating.
To prepare hot/cold beverages including appropriate trolley/equipment regularly at scheduled times.
To ensure all regenerated meals and beverages are served at the correct temperature according to food hygiene regulations and Trust operational policy.
To prepare areas where food and beverages are served/consumed to ensure a pleasant environment for patients.
To wash all equipment/utensils used in preparation, regeneration, serving and consuming food and beverages at breakfast and on beverage rounds.
To check that the ward kitchen is clean and tidy at all times, e.g. discarding outofdate food and stock rotation beyond the daily clean by the patient support team (PST).
To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly in accordance with Trust operational policy.
To ensure in conjunction with the ward nurse that discharged and newly admitted patients meal requirements are actioned.
To coordinate extra meal requirements that may arise.
To ensure that patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have access to fresh water.

Maintaining the Environment

To assist in the monitoring and audit of service delivery, especially related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment, at the agreed frequency, and to inform the ward sister of the outcomes.
To assist in completing the wards defect call log book, ensuring all defects are logged, reported, recorded and closed down as appropriate.
To assist in coordinating other ad hoc maintenance, liaising with the support service helpdesk as required for other services.
To assist the Senior Sister in carrying out regular equipment monitoring as necessary in accordance with procedures.
To transport and dispose of clinical, domestic and confidential waste as per the p