Job summary
To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team in providing a safe and appropriate environment for patients, families and staff.
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.
To maintain stores and adequate stock levels within the recovery environment.
To support under direction, activity to enable patient flow and capacity.
To work a flexible working pattern to meet service need.
Main duties of the job
- Effective written and verbal communication is maintained with all members of the department team.
- To assist in allowing entry to visitors, if appropriate, ensuring safety and security.
- To work with the trust values; ambitious, brave and compassionate.
- 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 maintain open pathways of communication with facilities assistants.
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.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
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.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
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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 and 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
Annalytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- To be able to work to plan and adjust workload according to service demand
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- 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.
Physical Skills
Essential
- This role requires physical fitness; lifting, bending, walking, reaching, standing. Tidy and smart appearance Evidence of being reliable and punctual
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B46NH