Housekeeper/Ward assistant A5

Job summary

This full time role is an exciting opportunity to join A5 team. As part of this role you will need to provide a food and beverage service to the patients.

You will be leading in ensuring our patient meals are ordered and supplies of beverages are readily available to our patients.

As part of the Team you will work closely with our nursing teams to ensure that fluids & beverages are recorded for our patients that are having their oral intake monitored.

Daily you will need to check stock and replenish stores on the ward to ensure we have sufficient catering supplies.

The role involves working with our patient group and being an integral part of the wider team on A5

We are looking for a candidate that is able to work on their own initiative, has high standards of customer service and also has excellent communication skills.

The role is working full-time 37 hours per week, 5 days per week Mon-Fri and hours 0700-1500

Base Location: Poole hospital

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

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