Ward Housekeeper

**Cleaning**: To check there is a high standard of cleanliness in all areas and assisting in maintaining and monitoring cleaning standards on the ward e.g. tidying of bed areas, conduct regular cleanliness audits and provide reports to the Ward Manager, assist in Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) inspections. Catering: To check that patients are provided with good quality food and drink to meet their individual needs and to report any deficiencies to the facilities manager. To support menu completion for all dietary categories and facilitate any bespoke menus if required with the catering team.

Provide a suitable environment for a pleasant mealtime. Undertake the ordering and collecting of additional food / snacks and ensuring that patients are provided with appropriate cutlery, crockery, protective clothing. To support the implementation of and promote the culture of protected meal times for all patients. Maintaining the environment: To check that the environment is well maintained, safe, welcoming, comfortable, reassuring and to report any deficiencies to the nurse in charge.

Check general tidiness in all areas of the ward, report and follow up environmental maintenance issues. Equipment: To support the Ward Manager by conducting regular checks to ensure that all equipment is in good working order and to report any faults. Order specialist equipment as requested by the Ward Manager and support the completion and review of the non-medical equipment inventory.