Band 3 Ward Service Co-Ordinator

An exciting opportunity has become available on Ward 28 Heartlands Hospital, the regional Infectious Diseases Unit. This is a full time post, 25.5 hours per week to be worked across 3 days.

The successful candidate will be required to be flexible with the days and shift times worked across the week, to meet the changing needs of the service.

We are looking for a friendly, reliable and motivated individual to join our hardworking team. Previous Housekeeping experience is preferable but not essential.

The successful candidate will work alongside our established Housekeeper Team, supporting in the delivery of high quality patient care. The post holder will work as an integral part of the clinical team ensuring that there is a seamless approach to the provision of non-clinical services, ensuring a high quality service to patients an provide a service that ensures that patient and ward requirements are met.

They will assist the clinical manager and staff within the ward/clinical area to ensure appropriate and effective delivery of services to maintain the patient environment and services to patients.

The Ward Services Coordinator will work co-operatively with colleagues, as part of the ward / area team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the ward clinical team, to enable nursing staff to undertake direct patient care. Work cooperatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting colleagues in work associated with patient care., The post holder will work as an integral part of the clinical team ensuring that there is a seamless approach to the provision of non-clinical services, ensuring a high quality service to patients an provide a service that ensures that patient and ward requirements are met.

They will assist the clinical manager and staff within the ward / clinical area to ensure appropriate and effective delivery of services in order to maintain the patient environment and services to patients.

The Ward Services Coordinator will work co-operatively with colleagues, as part of the ward / area team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the ward clinical team, to enable nursing staff to undertake direct patient care. Work cooperatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting colleagues in work associated with patient care.

The term registered practitioner will mean the Nurse/ Midwife/ Allied Health care professional in charge of the service/ dept for the span of duty.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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