Housekeeper - London, United Kingdom - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Are you an enthusiastic colleague who is willing to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team* to provide fresh, cooked, nutritional meals for people who use the service and to assist in doing the laundry for less able people within the houses.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings

Patients receive a choice of food, snacks and drinks at both meal times and on request
Linen and suitable clothing is readily available
The necessary liaison with other services is undertaken to facilitate the smooth running of the ward
To report damages to fixtures and fittings and report to the Nurse in Charge
To ensure hazard warning notices are prominently displayed and acted upon.
The Multi

- disciplinary Team consists of nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech and language therapists, pharmacists, domestic staff, volunteers, social workers, Rehabilitation Support Workers and housekeeper

To ensure that the Trust values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment and Partnership working are followed at all times when interacting with staff members; patients; families and carers; and visitors to the ward

The St Pancras Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in Camden has consistently been rated as Good both by the external CQC visit last year and our organisation-wide internal review processes.

Part of this rigorous assessment is to assess the quality of care and the support, leadership and training and development opportunities that the unit offers to staff.

The unit is consistently achieving Outstanding for the compassion of care that staff provide there.

The unit provides rehabilitation services for people requiring:

Neurological rehabilitation
Complex rehabilitation following a deterioration in functioning
Disability management

We are looking for housekeepers who are kind and caring but also understand the importance of rehabilitation and working with patients to improve their independence.

In return for everything you give you will receive, support, development, dedicated supervision and a first class learning experience of all aspects of rehabilitation nursing.

We operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, therapists, social workers and health care assistants all focused on rehabilitating our patients to returning home where possible.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Cooking

To respect patients freedom of choice and to endeavour to promote a sense of individuality and self

- identity at all times within safe boundaries

To assist people who use the service to choose their meals for the week
To prepare and cook meals for people who are unable to cook for themselves
To order foods, store foods and rotate foods so that there is a reduced amount of wastage.
To have responsibility for serving food, snacks and drinks to people who use the service
The post holder needs to ensure that they are up to date with all mandatory training in relation to food hygiene.
To ensure that the meals reflect the cultural needs of the people who use the services.
To orientate patients and relatives/carers to the ward
To follow any special instructions as directed by the nursing staff following the advice of other members of the team e.g. Speech and language therapist or dietician

Supplies

To ensure that all food stored in the refrigerator is correctly labelled/dated and that it is used within 24 hours both patients' and staff. Food to be discarded after 24 hours or if not labelled
To order food stores for the ward ensuring adequate stocks are available each day to meet the patients' choices and needs
To ensure ward stock levels are maintained by ensuring a programme of ordering is implemented; Ward Managers will determine which stock ordering is appropriate e.g. disposables

Privacy and Dignity

To be sensitive to each patient's individual and cultural diversity needs

Control of Infection

To follow the rules of hygiene, as laid down by the NICE guidelines, helping to prevent cross infection, and the careful disposal of soiled/contaminated equipment in accordance with trust policy.

Health and Safety

To check and record the temperature of patient's food as delegated by the ward manager
To use equipment according to best practice and PCT policy i.e. microwaves, fridges
To participate in statutory/mandatory in service training courses and study days as deemed appropriate by the ward manager
To adhere to local and trust policies and procedures.