Housekeeper - Theatres

Merseywestlancs; Knowsley; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust is seeking a Theatre Housekeeping Assistant to support the operating theatre team. You will work under supervision to maintain a clean, safe environment and assist with stock control and routine duties in the theatres.

The role requires flexibility, as it may be full or part time over six days a week (Mon–Sat). Experience in health care settings and a proactive, autonomous approach are desirable.

Qualifications

• GCSE level English and Maths required.
• Experience working in a health care setting.
• Ability to work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking household support tasks.
• Accept responsibility for delegated functions within theatres suitable for untrained staff.
• Ensure health and safety of patients and staff at all times.
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of patients at all times.
• Monitor and assist with stock levels in theatres for clinical and non-clinical items.
• Store theatre supplies and keep stocks at required levels as set by the materials management team.
• Check stock against delivery notes and report discrepancies.
• Ensure stock is rotated and theatre areas are clean and tidy.

Skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

Health care setting experience

Education

GCSE Level English and Maths

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Job overview

Full or Part time working over 6 days a week Mon – Sat

The post holder may be involved in all aspects of indirect patient care under direct supervision of the team leader. Also ensuring the tidiness and appearance of the operating theatre department at Whiston Hospital is maintained to high standard and safe working practices which is conducive for the patient.

Please note the job description and person specification are subject to change as per AfC review.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking household support tasks
• To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within theatres which the Team Leader feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
• To ensure the health and Safety of patients and staff are considered at all times
• To ensure that privacy and confidentiality of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
• To be aware and assist with maintaining stock levels in theatres for clinical and non-clinical items,
• Ensure that theatre supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks are at the levels set by the materials management tea
• All stock is to be checked against delivery note and put away when brought from logistics on a weekly/daily basis and ensure correct correspondence with purchase invoices and report any discrepancies
• To ensure stock is rotated according to their expiry dates. To ensure the theatre department including non-clinical areas are clean and tidy at all times.
• To maintain staff changing room.
• To ensure the scrubs holding area is clean and tidy at all times.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent, in English and Maths

Knowledge

• Experience working within a Health Care setting

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary Team
• Ability to use own initiative

Other

• Flexible approach to working

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [e-mail]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

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