Ward Housekeeper

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated individual to join our Critical Care Department. The role focuses on delivering cleaning, catering and minor maintenance to meet patient needs, under the direction of ward sisters/charge nurses.

You will contribute to a clean, safe and comfortable environment for patients. The successful candidate will have strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and a positive, compassionate approach to supporting colleagues in

Qualifications

• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cleaning, catering and minor maintenance to meet patient needs as directed by ward sisters/charge nurses.
• Maintain a clean, safe and comfortable environment for patients.
• Work as an integral part of the Critical Care Department team.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Job description

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs, as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse.

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Critical Care Department.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the team and will be responsible for ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

You will need to possess good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

The successful candidate must be caring, compassionate and possess a positive attitude to supporting colleagues in the delivery of high quality, safe, effective care for our patients.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.