Endoscopy Unity

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Norwich is seeking motivated individuals for the Endoscopy Units. The role involves maintaining high cleanliness standards, supporting staff, and ensuring a welcoming environment for patients. Responsibilities include cleaning, managing linen, and assisting with patient care. This position offers weekday working patterns, comprehensive training, and a supportive team, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Excellent pension scheme

Discounted gym memberships

On-site nursery

Free Park & Ride service

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual.
• Ability to work within a clinical environment.
• Experience in cleaning and maintaining hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish effective working relationships with colleagues.
• Assist with cleaning duties and maintain cleanliness.
• Manage linen allocation and report issues.
• Support cleaning and maintenance of specialized equipment.

Skills

Organizational skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our established team, supporting the Endoscopy Units based at the NNUH and QI. You will work alongside colleagues to ensure all areas within the department are clean, safe, and welcoming for both patients and staff. Duties will include tasks such as changing bed linen, cleaning specialised equipment, organising store cupboards, and ordering stock.

If you are an organised, reliable, and conscientious individual who wants to make a real difference to the experience of patients and staff, we would love to hear from you.

Why choose our team? Our Endoscopy Department is an award-winning, friendly place to work, where Housekeepers are valued as an essential part of the team. You will work in a clean, modern clinical environment, supporting nurses and doctors by helping to maintain high standards of cleanliness, organisation, and safety for patients. Full training and a structured induction will be provided, and you will be supported by a welcoming and experienced team. The role offers weekday working patterns, helping to support a good work-life balance.

Core Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with nursing, medical, technical, ancillary, and administrative colleagues.
• Assist with cleaning duties and maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness in all areas.
• Support the cleaning, decontamination, and quality testing of specialised equipment in line with local policies.
• Take responsibility for the maintenance of ward-level equipment, ensuring faults are reported promptly, accurate records are maintained, and equipment is retrieved and returned as required.
• Check linen allocation daily, report any issues to the Ward Coordinator, and liaise with the linen room to resolve problems. Ensure soiled linen is correctly bagged and disposed of in accordance with policy.
• Ensure emergency equipment is available and ready for use at all beds, including oxygen tubing, masks, and suction equipment.
• Check oxygen and suction is working correctly and ensure portable oxygen cylinders are full.
• Ensure adequate stocks of items are in areas as required and assist with the ordering of stores and stationery supplies. Know how to use Powergate where applicable.
• Put supplies and stationery away in storage areas as required.
• Keep all storage areas clean and neat and promote a safe working environment.
• Make refreshments and wash up as required.
• To welcome new patients to the ward. Have water jugs etc. by bedside for them on admission.
• To assist patients with their diets as required. Liaise closely with patient chefs.

Supporting Statements and EEE

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 6231, does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Visa and Immigration: If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

Travel and Parking

Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours. We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.

The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.

The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. Applications to the Travel Office are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.

The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.

If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.

NHS Service and DBS

If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.

If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is less than point 9 of Afc.

Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.

UK Registration

You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role.

Application and Equality

Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.

We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.

We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short‑listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.

Flexibility and Alternative Patterns

Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances. Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.

Values and Vision

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

• People‑focused – We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
• Respect – We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others' diverse needs.
• Integrity – We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
• Dedication – We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
• Excellence – We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
• On‑site Nursery
• On‑site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Mention of Application and Service Details

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.

NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first‑class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state‑of‑the‑art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity. We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
+ Flexible working hours
+ Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
+ Multi Faith prayer room
+ Discounted gym memberships
+ Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
+ Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
+ Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
+ Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
+ On‑site Nursery
+ On‑site cafes offering staff discounts
+ Support in career development
+ Flexible staff bank
+ Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics