Housekeeper (Ward D)

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Appley Bridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a dedicated Housekeeper to maintain cleanliness standards on the ward. This role involves working part-time, 20 hours a week, primarily during daytime shifts. Key responsibilities include assisting with food orders, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and completing regular stock audits. Ideal candidates should have basic qualifications in Maths and English and experience in a similar role. This position is initially on a fixed term contract covering maternity leave for 11 months.

Qualifications

• Flexible and able to work on any ward and site within the Trust.
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to the role with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and stock levels on the ward.
• Assist patients with food and beverage orders.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Basic level qualifications in Maths and English

Job description

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

We wish to appoint a Housekeeper to join our Team on D Ward. We are an Admission and Day Case Unit within the Division of Specialist Services, and are looking for someone who has a 'can-do' approach, enthusiasm, high standards and understands the importance of a clean, well organised, equipped clinical area.

The post is on a Fixed Term contract to cover Maternity Leave for 11 months. The hours of work are 20 hours per week with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday ( 08 : 00 - 12 : 00 )

Please note candidates will be required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage.

This vacancy may close earlier than the specified closing date if a high level of suitable applications are received. If you wish to be considered for the position available please click apply now to complete an application form.

The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.

NHS Employees are required to secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as it has been established to provide maternity cover and will end in 11 months or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness on the ward, maintaining stock levels and completing regular stock-take audits, ordering Ward supplies, providing refreshments to post-op patients, daily / weekly checks as per infection control guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

Cleaning tasks / Duties

• Assists in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward ensuring general and specialist equipment are cleaned as policy
• Ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times by dealing swiftly with spillages and removing clutter. Checking that notices / boards are tidy, and that signage meets the required standard.
• Maintain the upkeep of patients’ bed areas ensuring specialist cleaning of surfaces, furnishings and isolation nursing areas are cleaned appropriately.
• Ensure the areas where food and beverages are served are clean and pleasant
• Respect the privacy and dignity of patients whilst carrying out household duties and also maintaining the safety of patient’s property and belongings.

Planning and Organisational Duties

Patient Task / Duties

• Assist the patients to order food ensuring special requirements are taken into account so that dietary needs are met.
• Ensure that patients are given hand-washing facilities before serving food and beverages to them.
• Prepare and serve hot and cold drinks and food as requested coordinating extra
• Serve meals in conjunction with the Nursing Team ensuring patients intake is known and checking all food and beverages are served at the correct temperature according to food hygiene regulations.
• Ensure patients have any assistance they require to eat and drink monitoring intake and reporting to the Ward Nurse.
• Ensure patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have access to fresh water.
• Ensure the ward kitchen is clean at all times, checking refrigerated food is labelled and shelved as per policy.
• Wash equipment / utensils used in preparation and serving of food and beverages

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• To communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and high-quality care is provided to all patients
• Maintain effective working relationships with ward colleagues particularly those highlighted within the organisational chart above.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• Adhere to Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
• Ensure compliance with Mandatory training requirements in accordance with Trust Policy

Person specification

Additional

Essential criteria

• Flexible and able to work on any ward and site within the Trust.
• Ability to work internal rotational shifts.
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate sound underpinning knowledge

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate good communication / team and interpersonal skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• Work experience within the role of housekeeper or similar appropriate post

Desirable criteria

• Work experience in a healthcare setting

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of basic level qualifications in Maths and English or relevant equivalent experience