Ward Assistant - Wakefield, United Kingdom - The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Description
This role is essential in helping the ward to maintain infection, prevention and control procedures in a robust manner ensuring total and professional compliance to avoidance of health care acquired infection.
To maintain a robust stock control that will assist in achieving appropriate and cost effective management. To keep ward store cupboards tidy, clean, organised, appropriatley stocked and ensure floors are clear of items.To tidy, damp dust and stock up treatment room, clean utility room, including putting away dressings and fluids received from Pharmacy.
To tidy, damp dust and stock up sluice including the decontamination and cleaning of all commodes. To clean apron and glove holders.To keep equipment rooms tidy and clean patient equipment on a daily basis, ensuring all leads are present and ready for use, and are labelled as clean and returned to the store in a timely manner.
To ensure all mattresses both static and rental are stored appropriately.
To inspect mattresses on patients beds on a regular basis for stains, tears or sagging in order to condemn and request new.
To ensure all relevant patient information leaflets are available and neatly displayed. To clean patient folder holders. To damp dust oxygen and suction equipment behind each patient bed.
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