Housekeeper

Housekeeper Ward 15 is a WTE post

The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward teams. He/she will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities services in the ward areas and ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse.

The post holder will be required to work closely with contractors and support service departments. He/she will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

The post holder will be responsible for weekly clinical environment audits on tendable.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all equipment necessary for patient care delivery is available to the nursing staff.

To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.

To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

To ensure general and specialist equipment, e.g. drip stands, incubators and commodes are cleaned on a regular basis as per cleaning policy.

To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. remove clutter, tidy notice boards, signage, etc.

To identify any problems with cleanliness and report to the ward sister.

To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings.

To carry out monitoring of service delivery especially related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment at the agreed frequency.

To inform the ward sister of outcomes of monitoring and agree action plans ensuring action is taken.

To manage the ward’s defect call log book, ensuring all defects are logged, reported, recorded and closed down as appropriate.

To monitor and co-ordinate other ad hoc maintenance, liaising with the support service helpdesk as required for other services.

To carry out regular equipment monitoring in accordance with procedures.

To transport and dispose of clinical, domestic and confidential waste as per the policy, e.g. taking waste to the ward disposal area.

To monitor the access and security and use of premises and facilities.

To respect the privacy and dignity of patients whilst carrying out housekeeping duties.

To ensure equipment to be returned for reprocessing is stored safely.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Specific Duties

Cleaning
To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward.
To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
To ensure general and specialist equipment, e.g. drip stands, incubators and commodes are cleaned on a regular basis as per cleaning policy.
To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. remove clutter, tidy notice boards, signage, etc.
To maintain upkeep of patients’ bed areas.
To identify any problems with cleanliness and report to the ward sister.
To ensure specialist cleaning of surfaces and furnishings.
To ensure isolation nursing areas are cleaned appropriately.

Catering
To prepare and serve hot/cold snacks (e.g. toast) as requested - offering a 24-hour snack service.
To serve meals in conjunction with the nursing team, ensuring patients intake is known and that their dietary needs are met.
To provide eating assistance, e.g. cutting up food, placing food within reach, encouraging patients to eat.
To prepare hot/cold beverages including appropriate trolley/equipment.
To ensure all food and beverages are served at the correct temperature according to food hygiene regulations.
To prepare areas where food and beverages are served/consumed to ensure a pleasant environment for patients.
To wash all equipment/utensils used in preparation, regenerating, serving and consuming food and beverages.
To take responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times, e.g. discarding out-of-date food, stock rotation.
To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy.
To ensure that discharged and newly-admitted patients’ meal requirements are actioned in conjunction with the wa