Housekeeper

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000

Job description

Main area: Housekeeper Grade NHS AfC: Band 2

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working predominantly Monday to Friday)

Job ref: 190-8985-DIR

Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Weston Park Hospital

Town: Sheffield

Salary: £23,615 pa/pro rata for part time staff

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Interview date: 16/04/2025

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our department for a housekeeper post to work alongside our clinical team helping us to provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for our patients on Ward 2 at Weston Park Hospital.

You will be assisting the Nursing team to provide high quality care to our patients by ensuring that:

• Patients are cared for in a well-maintained environment which is safe, welcoming, comfortable, and reassuring.
• There is a high standard of cleanliness.
• Patients are provided with good quality food and drinks, where appropriate.
• All equipment is in good working order.
• There is enough clean linen to meet patient needs.
• Patients are cared for in an environment that minimises the risk of cross infection.
• Effective communication is used to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Patients are assured that the care environment complies with health and safety regulations.
• Patients are confident that supplies are available at all times.
• Complete Patient property lists.
• Patients' privacy and dignity is respected at all times.
• Patients and carers receive a level of customer care relevant to their needs.

Main duties of the job

• Clean and tidy bed areas, including beds and equipment, at least once per shift and always following patient discharge.
• In conjunction with domestic staff, ensure that the cleanliness of the ward and staff areas meet the standards set by Matron / Senior Sister.
• Liaise with the catering department or dietician as and when appropriate.
• Ensure all faulty equipment is decontaminated and relevant documentation completed before being sent for repair.
• Ensure adequate supplies of clean linen are available and that stock levels are maintained as required.
• Respect patients’ privacy and dignity at all times.
• Participate in the provision of a level of customer care, relevant to the needs of patients and carers.
• Contribute to the promotion of a safe working environment and participate in Moving and Handling including patient movement and movement of patients in beds, Food Hygiene, Waste Management, and Fire Safety practices.
• In conjunction with the ward staff, contribute to the reduction of hospital-acquired infection by ensuring that all infection control standards for ward and personal hygiene are maintained.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English Grade 4/C or equivalent experience/qualifications

Experience

• A particular interest in working in an Oncology environment.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment fulfilling domestic or housekeeper duties.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organised approach to work and time management.
• Able to work on own and within a team.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Amanda Traynor

Job title: Senior Sister

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0114 2265307