Housekeeping Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Hexham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Hexham is recruiting for housekeeping staff to join Ward 2 on various hours, including full- or part-time contracts. You will perform cleaning, catering (light), and general ward duties to maintain cleanliness and patient comfort, under the Ward Manager's guidance.

The role requires reliable teamwork, attention to quality standards, and the ability to respond to changing ward needs.

Responsibilities

• General housekeeping duties for the ward and other designated areas.
• Delivery of cleaning, catering minor maintenance, administrative and other tasks as required by the ward manager.
• Monitor quality standards, report deficiencies and take appropriate action.

Job description

Ward 2 consists of a 26 beds in a medical unit . We are currently looking to recruit into various hours either full or part time to join our housekeeping team.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
\"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.\"

• General housekeeping duties for the ward and other areas as designated by the Ward Manager, Nurse in charge or Modern Matron.
• The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering minor maintenance, administrative and other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward manager.
• The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards and report deficiencies and take appropriate action.
  

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tammy Pratt Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01434 655450
Please contact if not available Rachel Mackenzie, Katie Turnbull and Laura Watson.