Maternity Housekeeper

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will work as an integral member of the community and inpatient midwifery teams. They will form part of the team to deliver quality services particularly pertaining to infection control, audit and non-clinical patient services.

The main elements of the role are ensuring the quality, delivery, cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister.

The ward housekeeper will be required to work closely with contractors and support service departments. He/she will monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

Maternity Housekeeper

To participate in the provision of 24-hour cover for the unit, including flexibility to move within team areas as the service requires.

To maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within all clinical areas i.e. cleaning rooms, theatre, equipment, making beds and keeping a good stock supply.

To assist the midwives in the care of women antenataly, during labour and postnataly to ensure that planned programmes of care are provided.

To participate in maintaining the general personal hygiene needs of women where required; this includes toileting, bed bathing and oral hygiene.

To ensure the Dietary requirements are sustained and documented.

To carry out Maternal Observations I.e. Blood Pressure, Pulse, Temperature, Respirations and Urinalysis, once training and competence has been met.

To be aware of the general condition and well-being of women and babies and report any deviations or concerns to a qualified member of the multi-professional team.

To assist women and their partners in the care of their babies, i.e. nappy changing, bathing and infant feeding.

To maintain accurate records of all care provision in the clinical records.

To act as a chaperone.

To recognise signs of ill-health in mothers and/or babies and ANY concerns to be escalated to the registrant.

Proposed Interview Date - TBC

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:
"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"

Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to "Listening into Action" is new and different.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role or contact the recruiting manager -Chantelle Amo