University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
We are seeking to recruit dynamic Ward Environment Support Staff (WESS) to join our team at UHS Maternity Services. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, dedication and a commitment to working in collaboration with the wider team delivering care to women, birthing individuals, and their babies in partnership with the clinical ward staff.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work.Please talk to us atinterviewabout the flexibility you need, and we will explorewhat’spossible for the role and service.
UHS Maternity Services are proud to serve the local community across the region with the team working flexibility across boundaries. As a Trust, we recognise the importance of a positive workforce culture, as well as individual job satisfaction and a healthy work life balance for staff. The Trust Values enable us to invest in people valuing each and every employee for their unique skills and individual qualities making for improved team working. We would be delighted to welcome new joiners and strive to ensure they feel well supported in their new role.
A testimony statement from one of our current support workers:
This is a very rewarding job. Your care and attention is always appreciated and remembered as part of the overall care.
Maternity Services provide Ward Environment Support Staff with a privileged opportunity to work on Labour Ward and the antenatal / postnatal wards at the Princess Anne Hospital.
You will be responsible for maintaining a safe and welcoming environment throughout the maternity wards and helping to create a positive patient experience.
Your main duties will include:
• 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
This is not a complete list of duties and the job description is attached to this advert and should be studied carefully.
We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individuals who have a passion for supporting staff and families by providing a positive inpatient experience whilst using the Maternity Services. The successful candidates will need to display a passion for wanting to make the experience for women, birthing individuals and their families a positive and memorable occasion and want to be proud to work as part of the wider maternity team. You will be an excellent communicator who demonstrates respect and sensitivity towards all service users.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Dec 2024