Housekeeper

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Shrewsbury is looking for an energetic Housekeeper to join their Same Day Emergency Care unit. The role focuses on maintaining cleanliness and hygiene, stock management, and meal preparation while working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a busy environment. Staff benefit from dedicated training and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Dedicated training

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Energetic, motivated individual.
• Able to work as part of a dedicated team.
• Ideal for someone punctual and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ordering non-clinical supplies and maintaining cleanliness.
• Prepare meals for patients and ensure kitchen hygiene.
• Report maintenance faults to the Ward Manager.

Skills

IT skills

Punctuality

Reliability

Teamwork

Job description

Job overview

Are you an energetic, motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a dedicated team? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are looking to recruit a Housekeeper. The role involves ensuring the high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained. The successful applicant will be involved in stock ordering and distribution. They will be involved in the preparation of meals for those who use our service and ensuring the kitchen area on the ward is maintained in line with national and local guidelines.

The ideal applicant will have IT skills to enable use of the trust Oracle ordering system. They will be punctual, reliable and able to work as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for ordering non-clinical supplies, cleaning, catering, and other tasks that help to create a suitable environment to deliver high quality care in.

The post holder will report to the Ward Manager with any maintenance faults or issues preventing a suitable environment being maintained.

Working for your organisation

SDEC at Shrewsbury hospital is a very busy, friendly unit. All patients selected via the triage system will pass through SDEC resulting in the area being very busy. It is staffed by a diverse, multi disciplinary team whose focus is always on providing the very best care for those who use our service.

Staff members benefit from dedicated training and a generous holiday allowance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.