Housekeeper - London, United Kingdom - Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The Housekeeper works as part of the Private Outpatient Unit team under the supervision of registered nurses to support housekeeping duties as specified in roles and responsibilities.

The Housekeeper should demonstrate a level of skill and understanding which enables the individual at this grade to take responsibility for specific tasks delegated by the nurse in charge or in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

During the probationary period, your suitability for continued employment will be assessed and provided a satisfactory standard is achieved and maintained, your employment will be confirmed.

The probationary period may be extended or your employment terminated either during or at the end of probation, in line with the trust Probationary Policy.

For the duration of the probation period, the notice period will be in line with contractual obligations on either side.

MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES

Sorting and ensure clinical rooms and store rooms and sluices are kept tidy.
Work co-operatively with others as part of the multi-disciplinary team, helping and assisting nurses and other clinical staff in the routine work associated with housekeeping duties.
Ensure that there is adequate amount of clinical and non clinical equipment and stationary in all areas
Liaise with Domestic Supervisor with problems associated with cleaning.
To report any faulty equipment or appliances and follow up repairs with Estates Department.
Running of errands within the department, or external such as pharmacy, collecting notes or any other ad hoc requests.
Monitoring stock levels and order as required. To order and top up stationary, nursing and medical paperwork. Computer literate.
To order stocks using PECOS

Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research and education.

We are true pioneers in the fight to cure blindness.

Every year we treat more than 750,000 patients at City Road in central London and at 30 satellites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally, and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care.

In addition, Moorfields operates two commercial businesses whose profits support our NHS work:
Moorfields Private and Moorfields UAE.

The Moorfields Way is to be caring, organised, excellent and inclusive, and we expect all applicants for our posts to commit to upholding these values.

GENERAL DUTIES:

To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
To comply at all times with the Trusts Information Governance Policy. The policy sets out the accountability and reporting arrangements for Information Governance in the trust and how assurance is provided that the Trust continues to meet at least the minimum standards of information governance compliance required by the NHS Information Governance Toolkit.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly CRB) checks are now a mandatory part of the NHS Six Recruitment Check Standards for all staff whom, in the course of their normal duties, may have regular access to patients and children and/or vulnerable adults. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant, and an unspent conviction will not necessarily bar applicants from being considered for employment. Moorfields Eye Hospital is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which outlines that convictions never become 'spent' for work which involves access to patients. Failure to disclose any 'unspent 'convictions may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or if appointed could lead to dismissal. The Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) has published a Code of Practice for organizations undertaking DBS checks and the trust has developed its own DBS policy in line with the guidance.
The trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the trust and its service are as secure as possible.
It is the responsibility of all trust employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the trust. As a Moorfields employee you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals m