Housekeeper

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is seeking a hospital housekeeper to join the perioperative team. You will help maintain the theatre environment, attend to housekeeping tasks, and support nursing staff to ensure clean, safe patient areas.

The role requires PVG scheme membership and demonstrating the right to work in the UK; shifts will be scheduled to meet department needs. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership or current PVG record required.
• Right to work in United Kingdom is required by law.
• Ability to work shifts.
• Willingness to assist with cleaning and housekeeping tasks.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to maintain the perioperative environment.
• Attend to housekeeping tasks within the unit to keep theatre areas, equipment and supplies clean and high standard.
• Support the registered nurse and other professionals, where appropriate.
• Work shifts to cover the needs of the department.

Job description

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure the upkeep of the perioperative environment and work collaboratively with staff to attend to housekeeping tasks within the unit. To maintain theatre areas, equipment and supplies to a high standard to ensure the delivery of efficient patient orientated services. To assist with cleanliness of the department and equipment. The housekeeper will support the registered nurse and other relevant professional practitioners, where appropriate. To work shifts to cover the needs of the department.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.