Job summary
As Gate 44's ward assistant you will be an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team and will support, assist and be a major part of the
nursing team in maintaining high standards in relation to the ward environment,
maintaining/cleaning patient equipment and ensuring robust stock control. You
will be expected to work closely with the ward manager in ordering and
maintaining essential ward stock and equipment to ensure we continue to deliver
high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
This role is essential in helping the ward to maintain infection,
prevention and control procedures in a robust manner ensuring total and
professional compliance to avoidance of health care acquired infection.
To maintain a robust stock control that will assist in achieving
appropriate and cost effective management.
To keep ward store cupboards tidy, clean, organised, appropriatley
stocked and ensure floors are clear of items.
To tidy, damp dust and stock up treatment room, clean utility room,
including putting away dressings and fluids received from Pharmacy.
To tidy, damp dust and stock up sluice including the decontamination and
cleaning of all commodes.
To clean apron and glove holders.
To keep equipment rooms tidy and clean patient equipment on a daily
basis, ensuring all leads are present and ready for use, and are labelled as
clean and returned to the store in a timely manner..
To ensure all clutter is removed and broken/obsolete equipment is
discarded appropriately.
To damp dust and help keep note trolleys, staff room and visitors room
tidy.
To ensure all relevant patient information leaflets are available and
neatly displayed.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- This role is essential in helping the ward to maintain infection, prevention and control procedures in a robust manner ensuring total and professional compliance to avoidance of health care acquired infection.
- To maintain a robust stock control that will assist in achieving appropriate and cost effective management.
- To keep ward store cupboards tidy, clean, organised, appropriatley stocked and ensure floors are clear of items.
- To tidy, damp dust and stock up treatment room, clean utility room, including putting away dressings and fluids received from Pharmacy.
- To tidy, damp dust and stock up sluice including the decontamination and cleaning of all commodes.
- To clean apron and glove holders.
- To keep equipment rooms tidy and clean patient equipment on a daily basis, ensuring all leads are present and ready for use, and are labelled as clean and returned to the store in a timely manner..
- To ensure all mattresses both static and rental are stored appropriately.
- To inspect mattresses on patients beds on a regular basis for stains, tears or sagging in order to condemn and request new.
- To help ensure that all the ward is tidy including nurses station, corridor and patient areas.
- To ensure all clutter is removed and broken/obsolete equipment is discarded appropriately.
- To damp dust and help keep note trolleys, staff room and visitors room tidy.
- To ensure all relevant patient information leaflets are available and neatly displayed.
- To clean patient folder holders.
- To damp dust oxygen and suction equipment behind each patient bed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- This role is essential in helping the ward to maintain infection, prevention and control procedures in a robust manner ensuring total and professional compliance to avoidance of health care acquired infection.
- To maintain a robust stock control that will assist in achieving appropriate and cost effective management.
- To keep ward store cupboards tidy, clean, organised, appropriatley stocked and ensure floors are clear of items.
- To tidy, damp dust and stock up treatment room, clean utility room, including putting away dressings and fluids received from Pharmacy.
- To tidy, damp dust and stock up sluice including the decontamination and cleaning of all commodes.
- To clean apron and glove holders.
- To keep equipment rooms tidy and clean patient equipment on a daily basis, ensuring all leads are present and ready for use, and are labelled as clean and returned to the store in a timely manner..
- To ensure all mattresses both static and rental are stored appropriately.
- To inspect mattresses on patients beds on a regular basis for stains, tears or sagging in order to condemn and request new.
- To help ensure that all the ward is tidy including nurses station, corridor and patient areas.
- To ensure all clutter is removed and broken/obsolete equipment is discarded appropriately.
- To damp dust and help keep note trolleys, staff room and visitors room tidy.
- To ensure all relevant patient information leaflets are available and neatly displayed.
- To clean patient folder holders.
- To damp dust oxygen and suction equipment behind each patient bed.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Communicates well with good listening skills and is able to adopt and appropriate style and method of communication. Aware of the need for confidentiality at all times. Positive approach to customer care. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work. A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives. Ability to work effectively in a busy environment. Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable insight into behaviours and skills of a carer. Able to demonstrate ability to organise own time and work plan.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with the public. Previous experience in a caring role or hospital environment. Previous experience of working as part of a team
Qualifications
Desirable
- Good literacy and numeracy skills (level 2)
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Communicates well with good listening skills and is able to adopt and appropriate style and method of communication. Aware of the need for confidentiality at all times. Positive approach to customer care. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work. A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives. Ability to work effectively in a busy environment. Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable insight into behaviours and skills of a carer. Able to demonstrate ability to organise own time and work plan.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with the public. Previous experience in a caring role or hospital environment. Previous experience of working as part of a team
Qualifications
Desirable
- Good literacy and numeracy skills (level 2)
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
