Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Ward Environment Support Staff (XN02)

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Job summary

This post is for part-time 28.5 hours per week.Would you like to join a dynamic, positive and friendly team working in a fast paced environment? Are you a non-clinical support worker that would like to develop their skills?

We are delighted to provide this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hardworking individuals to join the Cardio-Respiratory Clinical Service unit. The Cardio-Respiratory covers a number of ward areas at the Leeds General infirmary and at St James Hospital. We are looking for committed individuals to enhance and develop their skills within this positive and challenging environment. You will be contributing to the maintenance of an environment for the delivery of safe and effective care. We are looking for individuals that will be adaptable to changing there work environment and must be willing to provide cover at both sites. Post will be available across a number of different ward areas, part time working 28.5hrs. These post will cover weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

This role is to provide a range of direct or indirect supervised non-clinical duties within a designated clinical area. The role will be supportive in keeping the hospital environment, safe, clean and tidy. You will be a central point of communication between the department and medical physics to ensure equipment is returned, and repaired, and or serviced in a timely manner. The duties of the role also include answering phones, cleaning equipment, setting up equipment under supervision, cleaning and making of beds, ordering maintaining stock levels and any other general non clinical duties required as well as being a point of communication to meet and greet patients, family or carers and provide family and carer support.

About us

Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

Expected Shortlisting Date

04/11/2024

Planned Interview Date

18/11/2024

At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

10 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-CRS-222

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility

Support team members with appropriate activities.

Provide administrative and clerical support to the professional teams as required.

Liaise closely with ward manager to ensure ward/department need are met.

Clean and set up equipment.

Maintain a clean and safe environment.

The disposal of refuse in accordance with Trust policy and the cleaning of refuse holders.

The changing of curtains and blinds as necessary.

Work with the clinical team and supplies department to maintain effective materials management within the department.

Work with the clinical team and medical physics to maintain effective equipment management within the department.

The use of floor maintenance machines and other equipment as required.

The removal of rubbish and soiled (infected) linen and waste to designated areas in line with Trust Infection Prevention and Control Policy/Waste Policy.

Act on feedback given from any quality control system.

To carry out cleaning in alignment with the Trust procedures, for red (HPV/SI clean), amber (source isolation) and green (standard) cleaning requests. Maintain the cleanliness of all equipment used, aligned to role.

Using electronic systems to ensure stock is available on wards/departments for clinical teams.

Portering

The collection and returns of blood products via the blood tracking system and also the collection of specimens from wards and departments ensuring if there is protocol in place for chain of evidence that this documentation is completed.

To report any security matters which seem irregular and escalate to the relevant department.

To ensure equipment is in good working order and use it to maximum efficiency. Reporting faults and breakdowns immediately to the nurse in charge

The moving & handling of (cumbersome and over 15kg) i.e. materials; patients (acutely ill and/or from A & E resus) goods and valuables, equipment, pumps, drip stands, bladder scanner, heart monitors and fluoroscopy equipment to and from appropriate wards and departments as required using appropriate manual handling equipment. Staff must assess each moving and handling request and if in any doubt must seek guidance and support from line manager.

Collecting and delivering trolleys, wheelchairs, confidential medical records, pathology reports from all departments and clinics to all wards.

Collecting and delivering of drugs/medicines/specimens/food packs from areas to wards.

Provide equipment when deemed necessary to support crash calls.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Duties & Areas of Responsibility

Support team members with appropriate activities.

Provide administrative and clerical support to the professional teams as required.

Liaise closely with ward manager to ensure ward/department need are met.

Clean and set up equipment.

Maintain a clean and safe environment.

The disposal of refuse in accordance with Trust policy and the cleaning of refuse holders.

The changing of curtains and blinds as necessary.

Work with the clinical team and supplies department to maintain effective materials management within the department.

Work with the clinical team and medical physics to maintain effective equipment management within the department.

The use of floor maintenance machines and other equipment as required.

The removal of rubbish and soiled (infected) linen and waste to designated areas in line with Trust Infection Prevention and Control Policy/Waste Policy.

Act on feedback given from any quality control system.

Using electronic systems to ensure stock is available on wards/departments for clinical teams.

Portering

To report any security matters which seem irregular and escalate to the relevant department.

To ensure equipment is in good working order and use it to maximum efficiency. Reporting faults and breakdowns immediately to the nurse in charge

Collecting and delivering trolleys, wheelchairs, confidential medical records, pathology reports from all departments and clinics to all wards.

Collecting and delivering of drugs/medicines/specimens/food packs from areas to wards.

Provide equipment when deemed necessary to support crash calls.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in patients confidentiality and understand that patients have an entitlement to have their affairs to be dealt with in a confidential manner

Desirable

An understanding of cleaning practices within a healthcare setting
Previous hospital environment experience
Working in a patient/clinical setting

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written
Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Conduct self in a polite professional manner
Caring, Motivated and have the ability to organise workload
Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

Dedicated to support the development of a high-quality service and patient care

Qualifications

Essential

Maths and English GCSE grades A-E or equivalent Level 1 Literacy or Numeracy
Willing to undergo training as required induction and on the job training as required to be able to perform the role.

Desirable

Health & Safety / COSHH / Moving & Handling training /awareness.
Customer Care Training.
Relevant occupational in-house cleaning

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in patients confidentiality and understand that patients have an entitlement to have their affairs to be dealt with in a confidential manner

Desirable

An understanding of cleaning practices within a healthcare setting
Previous hospital environment experience
Working in a patient/clinical setting

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written
Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Conduct self in a polite professional manner
Caring, Motivated and have the ability to organise workload
Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

Dedicated to support the development of a high-quality service and patient care

Qualifications

Essential

Maths and English GCSE grades A-E or equivalent Level 1 Literacy or Numeracy
Willing to undergo training as required induction and on the job training as required to be able to perform the role.

Desirable

Health & Safety / COSHH / Moving & Handling training /awareness.
Customer Care Training.
Relevant occupational in-house cleaning

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)