Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a housekeeper on ward 31, Royal Victoria Infirmary. Ward 31 is a 29 bedded older peoples medicine ward caring for a patients with a variety of different medical conditions.

Ward 31 is a well established friendly team who are looking for a housekeeper who is enthusiastic about providing the highest quality care to their patients, supporting with nutrition and hydration.

Previous experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

• Interview Date : 19 September 2024
• hours per week / 5 days Mon-Fri
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

• Will contribute to maintaining a high standard of cleanliness on the department by working under direct supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
• Will contribute to effective stock control and maintenance and highlight any deficiencies to qualified nurse when appropriate.
• Will carry out delegated, repetitive, routine and familiar tasks.
• Will plan and prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team assisting patients with meals and drinks.
• Assist the Ward / Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors.
• Report any concerns regarding the patients condition to the qualified nurse.
• Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times.
• Report to the Nurse in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or compromise the safety of the environment.
• Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the Ward / Department.
• May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required.
• To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control
• Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

Understanding of basic safeguarding

Skills

Essential

• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Good organisational skills
• Use electronic resources to input, save and retrieve information, make appropriate use of the eRecord system
• Basic IT skills

Experience

Essential

oAbility to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of previously working in a health care setting

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience