Band 3 Ward Service Coordinator-Neonatal

The Ward Coordinator will work in a clinical environment where new born babies are admitted for treatment. Although you will not be delivering direct patient care you will need to conduct yourself with professionalism and compassion at all times.

You are valued member of our team who is depended on to ensure clinical staff have access to essential stock, equipment is clean and serviced when required, the clinical area is safe and free from hazards and families have access to supplies during their admission.

You will be responsible for maintaining the storage and organisation of equipment and 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.

You will complete 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.

You must adhere to infection control guidelines and ensure that the safety of the babies is priority

Treat colleagues, patients, families and visitors with respect and promote inclusivity and equality at UHB

Communicate with colleagues and visitors effectively recognising barriers to communication and implementing strategies to overcome these.

Adhere to UHB policies, procedures and trust values.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

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