Ward Housekeeper Ward C29 - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 2

Main area

Housekeeper

Grade

Band 2

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time hours per week

Job ref

Site

Queens Medical Centre

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £22,383 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

Today at 23:59

Job overview

Overview:
To provide practical help, organisation and to facilitate day to day running of the ward / unit

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role involve

Meeting Nutritional Needs of the service users

Maintaining a clean and safe Environment

General housekeeping and admin duties

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.

Working for our organisation

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

To maintain a clean and tidy environment (office, storeroom, side rooms, bays, patient areas, lounges, bed areas, treatment room, sluice)
To clean equipment as and when required and ensure ready for use
To ensure all equipment sent for repair and yearly PAT tests undertaken
To manage ward linen and laundry supply
To assist with the daily health and safety checks, i.e. have an awareness of health and safety issues and report accordingly.
To keep the treatment room / utility room stocked with equipment
To work with Material management to ensure correct stock levels maintained and that stock is correctly stored and maintained
To assist in the order of non - stock goods by liaising with procurement and using E series
To maintain lost property
To help prepare and clean the bed areas for admissions and following discharge.
To make beds and clear bed spaces daily.
To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required
To monitor the ward environment, co-ordinate any repairs by liaising with the estates department and to take follow up action as necessary to ensure that tasks are completed.
Undertake, in conjunction with Ward Manager, twice weekly cleanliness audits.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

ICT skills
Relevant GCSE or equivalent grade

Experience

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills
Organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Previously worked as ward adminstrator within NHS

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.