Tuesday, February 14, 2006
The Conwy and Denbighshire trust says the housekeepers will harmonize the work of frontline medical staff, "leaving nurses to nurse". Their job is to have special care over the sanitation of the wards and quality of food and also has the responsibility to welcome the visitors. The trust says they will be the first of their kind in the NHS in Wales. Similar appointments have been made in England; but their roles and tasks will be dissimilar. Thus this comes into trail at Glan Clwyd Hospital´s cancer centre.
The trust says there will be about 10 housekeepers in the first wave of appointments, on a one-per-ward basis at Glan Clwyd hospital. The system will be then rolled out to include the trust´s community hospitals. The new workers do not require a background in nursing, but a "good understanding" of clinical care is needed.
The housekeepers will have some of the administration tasks currently carried out by nurses such as stock ordering, as well as acting as the "eyes and ears" within the ward to maintain standards.
The trust says there will be about 10 housekeepers in the first wave of appointments, on a one-per-ward basis at Glan Clwyd hospital. The system will be then rolled out to include the trust´s community hospitals. The new workers do not require a background in nursing, but a "good understanding" of clinical care is needed.
The housekeepers will have some of the administration tasks currently carried out by nurses such as stock ordering, as well as acting as the "eyes and ears" within the ward to maintain standards.
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