Clinical Housekeeper - Intensive Care Unit

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

Takes an active role in maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and colleagues within the unit as required by the Health and Safety at Work Act and the COSHH regulations.

To be aware of the reporting procedure for accidents/incidents. To report any accidents or incidents or near misses to the nurse in charge immediately.

To know where all emergency and resuscitation equipment is located.

Ensures that there are adequate levels of stock items and escalates to ward admin staff or procurement staff as appropriate. Informs the nurse in charge of any stock issues.

To keep all clinical areas fully stocked on a daily basis.

To keep bed areas, clinical areas and storage areas clean, tidy and damp dusted according to daily and weekly cleaning schedules to ensure that infection risk is kept to a minimum.

To ensure that any equipment that is not in use is clean, labelled, stored away tidily and on charge, if appropriate.

To inform the nurse in charge when any vital equipment needs maintenance or repair, complete online request and arrange for collection by the EBME department.

To maintain confidentiality at all times.

To prepare and set up trolleys for invasive procedures, i.e. insertion of an arterial or central line.

To be involved in the introduction and implementation of new ideas on ICU/HDU.

To care for patients property in accordance with Trust Policy.

Provide assistance to support when a patient is being cared for in the Theatre Recovery area.

Check work emails on each shift and use Trust IT systems as required for role.

Professional responsibilities:

To promote Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in a positive manner to patients, visitors and the local population as a whole.

To participate in the attainment of Corporate, Directorate and unit targets in relation to relevant government documents and initiatives

To have an awareness of National and Local Health policies and the implications they have on the Critical Care Service.

To have an awareness of the judicious use of resources and report insufficiencies to the nurse in charge.

To act as a role model with regard attitude, conduct and appearance.

To be aware of local policies and procedures and their application to practice.

To be able to recognise own limitations and boundaries of their role.

Attend and contribute to staff meetings

Education and development responsibilities:

To attend rostered mandatory study days and complete e-learning as per Trust and unit requirements

Participates in a system of Personal Development Review to identify training and development needs.

Gives assistance to newly appointed staff within the scope of their role.

Please also see attached job description.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Have a good standard of literacy

Desirable

• Customer care experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Able to plan, prioritise & manage an allocated workload
• Able to communicate clearly and understandably with different groups of people
• Strong interpersonal and customer skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Desirable

• Knowledge of infection control processes in a healthcare setting

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of dealing with the public.

Desirable

• Relevant life skills experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Polite, pleasant and kind manner.
• Good communication
• A 'can do 'attitude.

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

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA

Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)