Ward Support Worker | Northern Lincolnshire NHS Foundation Trust

About the Role

The post holder will be a valued member of the IAAU/SDEC Department team, working to support the busy clinical environment and the nursing and caring staff. They will have a dedicated role in providing and maintaining the department’s standards of cleanliness and hygiene in line with departmental and trust processes and policies on the shop floor and in non‑clinical areas such as the relatives room and staff well‑being areas.

• Support the busy clinical environment and nursing staff; maintain high standards of cleanliness in patient environments, including clinical rooms, equipment and non‑clinical areas such as store rooms.
• Order stock and non‑stock items, replenish and restock the store room and clinical trolleys in conjunction with a trained member of staff.
• Ensure general tidiness within the clinical areas, including dirty utilities and staff bases; maintain high standards in staff‑only zones.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our partnership serves 1.65 million people and employs nearly 20 000 staff across five main hospital sites.

As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in many areas including biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We are keen to offer flexible working opportunities to support health and wellbeing and work‑life balance. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life. We support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership with the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access, based on service delivery and staff experience.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.”

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, visit our recruitment website (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..hu

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