Housekeeping AssistantNHS

Job summary

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."

Main duties of the job

• 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.

Job description

• To carry out and maintain cleaning standards on the ward/department.
• To carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
• To assist with the general and specialist equipment e.g., drip stands, and breast pumps and to ensure they are cleaned as per cleaning policy.
• To ensure the ward is safe and tidy at all times.
• To maintain upkeep of patients bed areas.
• To identify any problems and report to ward manager or sister/charge nurse.
• To prepare hot/cold beverages from the beverage trolley.
• To take responsibility for the ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times e.g., out-of-date-food, stock rotation.
• To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy.
• To maintain complete confidentiality with regard to all patient issues.

About us

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.