Band 3 Ward Services Coordinator Birmingham, England
Job description
Job summary
Make a passion and a career come together
The Paediatric team at UHB are keen to recruit an individual who is hard working, organised and passionate about providing an excellent service to fulfil our Ward Services Coordinator role.
This person will join a team of highly skilled, friendly staff to ensure essential supplies are ordered and available within clinical areas, this will include restocking equipment in all ward areas, maintaining equipment in working order and organising the safe storage of pharmaceutical products.
This post is full time, working 5 days per week and is based across two hospital sites, Good Hope Hospital and Heartlands Hospital. The post holder will need to be physically active throughout their shift and be able to move and handle equipment and stock safely.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our current Ward Service Coordinators.
If you are keen to work in a health care environment, can communicate effectively, possess basic IT skills and have the ability to manage your time efficiently then we want to hear for you!
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Children and young people accessing our services have a variety of healthcare requirements and therefore need a range of equipment and supplies during their stay.
Our Ward Service Coordinators are valued members of our team who are depended on to ensure clinical staff have access to essential supplies when required.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the storage and organisation of stock within the designated areas, reviewing stock levels and expiry dates, ordering additional supplies using an IT ordering system and supporting the clinical staff to ensure the environment and equipment is clean and working appropriately.
The individual will undertake a designated competency based training session in medicines management to
ensure stocks of pharmaceuticals are maintained at agreed levels, and are kept in secure and appropriate storage areas in accordance with Trust policy.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Evidence of Level 2 on both Maths & English qualifications ( CSE Grade 1/ GCSE Grades 4-9 or A* -C / Level 2 Functional Skills / O Level grade A-C / Level 2 National Certificate / Level 2 National Diploma / Level 2 ESOL )
Evidence of completion of Level 3 Qualification or above in Health / Social Care or Hospitality & Catering ( BTEC/ CACHE Level 3 Award / Level 3 Certificate or Diploma ) or 2 A levels or equivalent experience of working in the NHS in a patient/public facing role in health / care or hospitality & catering
Evidence of completion of training associated with employment in a role associated with health / care / hospitality or catering i.e. : Customers service/ Food Hygiene / Care Certificate/ Health & Safety i.e. COSHH
Evidence of completion of "in house" training associated with employment, via on-line training platforms, Moodle, in house training etc.
Experience
Essential
Considerable experience of working in a health/ care role or hospitality/ catering role which is customer facing in an NHS or health / care provider role as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of undertaking audit of stock and replenishment of supplies
Can demonstrate understanding of the roles which make up the team of health and care staff within a hospital setting
Can demonstrate understanding of the following :
Health & Safety
Infection prevention control practice
Food hygiene practice /standards
Moving and handling o Customer service /care skills
Can demonstrate awareness and understanding of how they may be exposed to distressing situations associated with hospital patient care
Can demonstrate understanding of how this role contributes to patient health
and wellbeingCan demonstrate understanding of Equality , diversity and inclusion and how this relates to this role
Can demonstrate an understanding of Safeguarding and how this relates to the role
Can demonstrate how data protection and confidentiality relate to the role
Understands and supports ward / service routine and structures.
Participates in training associated with the role.
Supports / trains and educates new staff on the role / duties associated with the role.
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.
