Maternity Ward Housekeeper & Environment Support

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Ward Environment Support Staff (Housekeeper) in the Maternity Services. This permanent role involves maintaining a safe, welcoming environment and supporting staff to deliver care to women, birthing individuals and babies.

Successful candidates will join a large, well-valued team with a focus on patient experience, flexible working, and opportunities for development within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Clear verbal communication.
• Standing for long periods; bending and stretching.
• Ability to move and handle patients and equipment.
• Good health record.
• Evidence of numeracy, literacy and IT skills - GCSE A-C grade or equivalent.
• Understanding of ward priorities.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Reliable / good time management.
• Ability to adjust to pressures of the job.
• Good interpersonal skills; patience, dependability and motivation.
• Flexibility; able to work whole range of shifts.
• Computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and making up birth rooms.
• Cleaning and making up beds spaces on the wards.
• Restocking birth rooms, clinical areas and emergency trolleys.
• Transferring patients between wards with our Porters.
• Accompanying patients to inpatient appointments.
• Ensuring patients receive their hot meals as ordered, filling water jugs, making hot drinks etc.
• Some clerical and administrative tasks to support the ward administration team.
• Sign-posting patients, families and visitors on the ward.
• Ordering stores and reporting broken equipment.
• Making appointments or assisting in the planning and delivery of clinics.

Skills

Clear verbal communication

Standing long periods

Move/handle patients

Good health

Numeracy, literacy and IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Flexibility

Computer literate

Attitude to working with families

Education

GCSE A-C level or equivalent

Tools

IT skills

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Ward Environment Support Staff (Housekeeper) in the Maternity Services. This permanent role involves maintaining a safe, welcoming environment and supporting staff to deliver care to women, birthing individuals and babies.

Successful candidates will join a large, well-valued team with a focus on patient experience, flexible working, and opportunities for development within the Trust.