3158 - Environment Coordinator

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Barnsley is seeking an enthusiastic Environment Coordinator to ensure a clean and welcoming environment for patients. The role involves managing daily operations alongside nursing staff, conducting audits, and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in acute care and strong organisational skills. Join a supportive team dedicated to high-quality healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute care setting is essential.
• Knowledge of current healthcare issues is important.
• Understanding confidentiality and health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and stock levels in patient areas.
• Conduct daily checks for Standard Operational Procedures.
• Liaise with cleaning coordinators and the nursing team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to cleanliness

Education

Good basic education

Job description

An exciting opportunity hasarisen for an Environment Coordinator to join Ward 30 in Barnsley Hospital.

We are looking for anenthusiastic person with excellent organisational skills to join our team. Themain focus of this role is to maintain a pleasant and welcoming environment forpatients and families by ensuring the unit is kept clean, tidy and well stocked. The role also involves the management of the safe use of daily equipment onalongside the nursing team.

If you are a highly motivated,compassionate, with a desire to progress and develop your skills within asuperb environment we would welcome your application.

The main duties of Environmentcoordinator is to work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a highquality service and environment to patients and liaise with other departmentsuch as cleaning coordinators, nursing team, estate in doing so.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under the direction and guidance of the person with continuing responsibility.

Undertaking daily, weekly, and monthly checks for allStandard Operational Procedures (SOPs) that do not require a Registered Nurseto undertake.

Documenting that SOPs have been checked by signing the ward file.

Dealing with any issues that arise from SOPs checks.

Maintaining the SOPs file in good order, including the safe custody of completed sheets.

Undertaking checks relating to FireManual (after appropriate Fire Marshall training).

Reporting any faults at ward level e.g. broken toilet seats, beds, blinds/curtains etc and progress chasing any reported items via electronic systems.

Ensuring the ongoing cleanliness of the ward in conjunction with the ward team, including liaising with domestic staff, Infection control team and other members of the MDT where appropriate.

Ensuring that the patient bed areas isclean and tidy following discharge, including safe disposal of any consumables in line with Trust policies and procedures.

Ensuring that bed area is restocked as appropriate for the next patient.

Using the Infection control guidelines to follow a proactive approach in the compliance of appropriate and relevant carepathways.

Undertaking regular audits in line with infection control prevention

About us

We reserve the right to close positions early

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently ratedGood by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progressin the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be thebest Place to Work

We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionateleadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust alsoscored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make toeach other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Job responsibilities

Job Description for Environment Coordinator

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.

SupportingDocuments

Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in an acute care setting

Qualifications

• Good basic education

Trust Values

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Confidentiality
• Health and safety
• Knowledge of current healthcare issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.