Job overview

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the environment meets the needs and expectations of patients, visitors and the Ward/Unit. The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team. The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities and services in the area and ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

Main duties of the job

• To develop and maintain systems for the upkeep of all areas ensuring that the patients, trolleys, and cubicles/waiting room are free from clutter at all times

• To develop systems to ensure that the unit is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. tidy notice boards, signage, shelving and work desk areas.

•  To liaise with the domestic staff in monitoring the standard of the patients’ curtains ensuring all the same design and in a good state of repair.

• To ensure that all alcohol gel dispensers, paper towels and soap for hand hygiene are replenished, thus contributing to the prevention of cross infection within the clinical area.

• To ensure processes are in place to ensure that all patient equipment, e.g., monitors etc. are kept clean, in a usable condition and are stored correctly.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.