Housekeeper

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

UHNM NHS Trust is seeking motivated individuals to support ward services, maintain a clean and safe environment for patients and visitors, and coordinate patient facilities within the ward team. Experience in care or hygiene roles is preferred, with a focus on meeting deadlines and guidelines.

The post holder will join a multi-disciplinary team, delivering essential cleaning, catering and minor maintenance tasks to enhance patient experience and ward operations.

Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English at entry level and prior care experience.
• Good communication skills and team-player attitude.
• Caring attitude and commitment to patient comfort and environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all patient facilities and services in the ward area to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• Deliver cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services to meet patient needs and ward guidelines.
• Monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and suggest improvements as part of the ward team.

Skills

GCSE Maths & English

Care experience

Good communication skills

Team player

Caring attitude

Job description

You will be responsible for equipment ordering and supplies. Also playing a major role in the organisation of the ward environment and patient comfort. Ideally you will have experience within cleaning/housekeeping or hygiene based role where you have worked to deliver to deadlines and within set guidelines. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the environment and catering services meet the needs and expectations of Patients, Visitors and the Ward team. The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team. He/She will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities and services in the ward area and ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. The post holder will monitor quality standards, reporting deficiencies and recommending appropriate changes., The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the environment and catering services meet the needs and expectations of Patients, Visitors and the Ward team. The post holder will work as an integral part of the ward team. He/ She will be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities and services in the ward area and ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. The post holder will monitor quality standards, reporting deficiencies and recommending appropriate changes.

We need motivated individuals to take up these posts to support the ward multi-disciplinary team and enhance the patient experience and environment.,

• GCSE Entry Level Maths and English, Previous care experience
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Caring Attitude
  The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities., University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.