Employer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type: NHS Site: Pendle Community Hospital, Reedyford Ward Town: Nelson, Lancashire Salary: £23,615 Salary period: Yearly Closing: 16/10/2024 23:59 Interview date: 23/10/2024 House Keeper - Reedyford Ward - Pendle Community Hospital NHS AfC: Band 2 At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care.
We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area.
We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview Reedyford Ward is a rehabilitation ward based on the Pendle Community Hospital Site.
We have a dedicated Multidisciplinary Team that is motivated and enthusiastic to provide safe, effective, and personal care for all our patients, their families, and carers.
We are a friendly, hardworking, supportive, and caring team and as a team, we welcome and support new starters.
There are lots of opportunities for development and ongoing relevant learning.
Reedyford Ward is a busy unit with a professional but friendly team delivering high standards of care.
We are looking for a highly enthusiastic, motivated, and committed housekeeper to join our forward-thinking and ever-developing team.
This will be a 5-day per week service.
You should be able to work effectively as part of a team and deal with complex sensitive information in a professional manner.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a friendly and empathetic approach to patients, carers, and colleagues.
Main duties of the job Maintain a clean and tidy environment for patients, staff, and visitors, including equipment and fixtures on a daily/weekly basis.
Be responsible for ordering and maintaining stock levels and equipment.
Responsible for reporting broken/faulty equipment/fixtures and furnishing to the relevant departments, maintaining records for the same, and ensuring prompt actions are taken to maintain the smooth running of the unit.
Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others e.g.
peers & apprentices.
Ordering and preparation of meals for the patients.
Organisation of the ward, liaising with the portering service for delivery of linen/provisions.
Person specification Qualifications English GCSE Grade 4 or Equivalent Experience Basic computer skills Personal Attributes Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff across the multi-disciplinary setting.
Ability to work within a team.
Dear Potential Applicant, It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: Please note that the salary advertised is for full-time hours.
If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received.
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Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006), any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
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