Housekeeper

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust invites applications for a Ward Housekeeper at Royal Stoke University Hospital. The role focuses on keeping the ward clean, well-supplied and comfortable for patients, visitors and staff, while contributing to a positive patient experience.

You will work as part of the ward team, coordinating facilities and services and helping maintain a safe, welcoming environment in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning/housekeeping or hygiene based role.
• Ability to deliver to deadlines and within set guidelines.
• Able to co-ordinate patient facilities and services in the ward area.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance services in the ward.
• Monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and implement changes.
• Coordinate all patient facilities and services to maintain a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

Job description

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

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.

AMU has an exciting opportunity for a Ward Housekeeper to join us at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

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

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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: stacey salt Job title: Senior Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01782676094