Non Clinical Support Worker

Uhmb; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay is seeking a Non Clinical Support Worker at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, part-time for 12 hours per week. The role includes supporting clinical staff with housekeeping duties and ensuring a safe environment for patients, requiring relevant experience in a care setting.

Qualifications

• Experience within a care environment.
• Ability to support patients with diet and nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Providing housekeeping duties to support clinical staff.
• Coordinating patient facilities services within the ward area.
• Ensuring a safe, clean, and comfortable environment.

Skills

Supporting patients with diet and fluids

Keeping a clean and tidy environment

Assisting nursing staff

Job description

Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 12 hours per week (Weekend cover - 6hrs Saturday, 6 hours Sunday) Job ref 331-L17370625

Site Royal Lancaster Infirmary Town Lancaster Salary £24,169 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen at Royal Lancaster Infirmary for a Non Clinical Support Worker on Lancaster Suite.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population.

We would invite candidates who want to help us make a difference for our patients.

You will work in conjunction with all staff in order to maintain a clean and safe environment and ensure housekeeping jobs are completed in a satisfactory manner.

Main duties of the job

• Providing housekeeping duties, to support Clinical Staff

• To co-ordinate all patient facilities services within the ward area
• To ensure that the ward is a safe, clean, tidy and comfortable environment
• Ensure that food is available to meet the patients’ needs
• Assist the ward staff to receive, welcome and guide patients and visitors onto the ward
• Assist nursing staff with the feeding of patients who are unable to do so for themselves and complete food charts where necessary
• Ensure all patients are afforded privacy and dignity throughout their stay
• Ensure that there is an adequate linen supply throughout the day
• Respond to health emergencies as appropriate

• Monitor ward supplies and order stock where required.

Working for our organisation

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Experience

• Experience within a care environment
• Experience supporting patients with diet and fluids
• Ability to keep a clean and tidy environment supporting patient safety
• Ability to support patients with diet and nutrition

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.