Site: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Town: Basingstoke
Salary: £23,615 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
D3 is a 16 bedded ward which specialises in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.
Working closely alongside other Wards within the Orthopaedic Department to look after the needs of patients admitted to these wards from across North Hampshire.
Previous experience in this area is not essential as in-house training will be provided to ensure you are fully equipped to meet the demands of this role.
We are looking for a positive, kind and caring attitude, excellent team spirit. In return, we offer a friendly, motivated and caring environment, where all members of our team are respected and valued.
We genuinely care about a healthy work/life balance. If we sound like the place you would like to belong, we look forward to meeting you soon.
Main duties of the job
* To ensure the bed space is prepared prior to patients arriving on the ward so that the area is safe and presentable to the patient i.e. checking the area has been cleaned and bed linen is clean and made.
* Assist with the ordering and serving of patient meals to ensure all patients receive appropriate nutrition while on the ward.
* Report any damaged/faulty equipment to the works department and coordinate any maintenance work/requests for work to aid in the smooth running of the ward.
* Maintain ward stocks of linen by communicating with linen services to ensure appropriate levels of linen are available on the ward and ensure the linen received is of good quality and stored/disposed of in line with trust policies.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The Trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Good Basic Education
* Good Basic Education
* Able to maintain confidentiality at all times
Ability to work under pressure
* Able to be flexible with working
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Contact Information:
Name: Elsa Jose
Job title: Matron
Email address: Elsa.Jose@hhft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01256 313530
Additional contacts:
Richard Yeboah - Richard.Yeboah@hhft.nhs.uk
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