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Job summary

Main area
Care of the elderly
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
153-ME03369
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£22,383 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Housekeeper/Ward Support Assistant

Band 2

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

This Role is a very exciting opportunity to be joining the Ward 8 team which specialises in the care of Medical patients. As part of this role you will need to provide a food and beverage service to the patients.

You will be leading in ensuring our patient meals are ordered and supplies of beverages are readily available to our patients.

As part of the Team you will work closely with our nursing teams to ensure that fluids & beverages are recorded for our patients that are having their oral intake monitored.

Daily you will need to check stock and replenish stores on the ward to ensure we have sufficient catering supplies.

The role involves working with our patient group and being an integral part of the wider team on Ward 8.

We are looking for a candidate that is able to work on their own initiative, has high standards of customer service and also has excellent communication skills.

The role is working Monday to Friday and hours would be 07:00-15:00.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth 

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of general education

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Skills Competencies
  • Basic understanding of nutritional needs and requirements for patient recovery

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Customer Care experience
Desirable criteria
  • Healthcare experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

UHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula Stalley
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 019 4397
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