About this role
Job summary
To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team in providing a safe and appropriate environment for patients and families.
To maintain an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness within the department environment, to ensure Infection Control cleaning is maintained, in partnership with the Facilities Team.
Terminal Cleaning of Medical equipment and Incubators and cots.
To ensure efficient organisation and provision of food and beverages for patients, if working in an area where patients eat and drink. Maintaining and documenting Refrigerator temperatures for medicine and specimen samples
To maintain stores and adequate stock levels of consumables, by completing the orders in a timely manner.
To support under direction, the ward activity to enable patient flow and capacity.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the department team to ensure that an excellent standard of cleanliness and tidiness is maintained. This includes clinical areas, all medical equipment and additional equipment appropriate to the clinical place of work and as included in the ward cleaning schedules and room cleaning job plan.
To ensure that the patient bed spaces/rooms/theatre are cleaned daily and kept clean and tidy to ensure a safe environment, working with the nursing/midwifery staff, child/young person and family. This includes cleaning of bed spaces and rooms in between patients.
To ensure that all empty bed spaces are set up and ready for use at all times.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Level 2 or GSCE C grade or above in Maths and English Language or Assessment of equivalent level through achieving required pass mark of numeracy and literacy test
Desirable
Level 2 qualification in health related subject
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE Essential
Experience working with the public Communication/Relationship skills: Good command of the English language. To be empathetic to staff and families. Evidence of being highly motivated and enthusiastic
Desirable
Experience working in a health care environment
ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS Essential
To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand Able to organise workload and work well with the team Excellent attendance record and evidence of being trustworthy and reliable Able to manage preset stock levels Able to manage personal emails Able to use the Blood Hound with training This role requires physical fitness, lifting, bending, walking, reaching, standing. Tidy and smart appearance Evidence of being reliable and punctual
Approach/Values Essential
Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role Team working Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Womens Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)