Housekeeper - Critical Care Complex Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS North Norfolk CCG; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading NHS trust, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness in a busy Critical Care Complex. As a Housekeeper, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment. This position offers the chance to work autonomously while collaborating with a diverse team of healthcare professionals. With access to a range of NHS benefits and a supportive work culture, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to exceptional patient care at one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. If you're committed to excellence and compassionate care, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay

Free Park & Ride service

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

On-site cafes offering staff discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload effectively.
• Experience in cleaning and maintaining healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining tidiness in Critical Care areas.
• Establish rapport with nursing and medical staff for effective teamwork.

Skills

Cleaning

Stock Management

Autonomous Work

Collaboration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and dedicated individual to join our highly specialised, busy Critical Care Complex at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.

The Critical Care Complex is a busy 28 bedded unit, and we need our Housekeeper team to ensure our standards are maintained throughout our three Critical Care areas.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day replenishment and cleaning of all areas within Critical Care to enable the best patient care and support for our nursing and multi-disciplinary teams.

They will work closely with our Stores Manager ensuring we have adequate stock levels for all of our patients, often during ever changing workloads.

The successful candidate should be able to work autonomously, managing their own workload to ensure the continuation of patient care in the Critical Care Complex.

They will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, and Excellence.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

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:

1. Flexible working hours
2. Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
3. Multi Faith prayer room
4. Discounted gym memberships
5. Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
6. Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
7. Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
8. Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
9. On-site Nursery
10. On-site cafes offering staff discounts
11. Support in career development
12. Flexible staff bank
13. Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Key Responsibilities:

1. Establish and maintain a working rapport with nursing, medical, technical, ancillary and administration colleagues.
2. Help with cleaning and maintain tidiness in all areas.
3. Assist with the cleaning of all equipment and quality testing of specialised equipment.
4. To be responsible for the maintenance of equipment at ward level, reporting and ensuring accurate records are kept and equipment retrieved and returned as necessary.
5. To check linen allocation daily, report any problems to the Ward Coordinator and liaise with the linen room to rectify problems. Ensure dirty linen is bagged and disposed of correctly.

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Nov 2024.