Housekeeper- Acute Medical Unit 1c - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 House Keeper on Ward 1C the new post holder will join our already existing, dedicated and friendly team of staff on Ward 1C at Whiston Hospital.

We are seeking a flexible, enthusiastic individual, who has excellent communication skills and will be able to work well, as part of the Ward Team.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be able to work flexibly in a busy environment, be adaptable and a team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Ward 1C is a 32 bedded unit forming half of the Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

The house keeper role is an essential part of the unit, ensuring tidiness and appearance of the unit is conductive to good patient care.

We will be working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care and create the right environment to provide the best care possible to our patients and families.

To prepare the clinical areas following discharge of patient, paying particular attention to Infection Control policies/procedures, maintaining records for audit purposes.
To undertake general cleaning duties on the unit
To give patient's food and drink when necessary
To undertake the reporting of any repairs or health and safety issues electronically and inform nurse in charge.
To be aware of stock levels on the ward for clinical and nonclinical items, ensuring that ward supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks in clinical areas are at appropriate levels.
To collect specimen bottles from the Laboratory as required.
To undertake general messenger duties as instructed by the /nurse in charge, e.g. taking blood samples and microbiology swabs to the Laboratory, taking prescriptions to Pharmacy, collecting and returning equipment from the Equipment Pool.
To ensure the areas are clean and tidy at all times.
To ensure that equipment is maintained in a clean and working order and that ward equipment is appropriately stored.
To be actively involved in ward maintenance, reporting faulty equipment on the ward to the nurse in charge, ensuring appropriate follow up calls are made.
To maintain ward fridge and microwave checks as per Trust Policy.
To maintain infection control documentation.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES
To prepare the clinical areas following discharge of patient, paying particular attention to Infection Control policies/procedures, maintaining records for audit purposes.
To undertake general cleaning duties on the unit
To give patient's food and drink when necessary
To undertake the reporting of any repairs or health and safety issues electronically and inform nurse in charge.
To be aware of stock levels on the ward for clinical and nonclinical items, ensuring that ward supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks in clinical areas are at appropriate levels.
To collect specimen bottles from the Laboratory as required.
To undertake general messenger duties as instructed by the /nurse in charge, e.g. taking blood samples and microbiology swabs to the Laboratory, taking prescriptions to Pharmacy, collecting and returning equipment from the Equipment Pool.
To ensure the areas are clean and tidy at all times.
To ensure that equipment is maintained in a clean and working order and that ward equipment is appropriately stored.
To be actively involved in ward maintenance, reporting faulty equipment on the ward to the nurse in charge, ensuring appropriate follow up calls are made.
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