Housekeeper

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Job title: Housekeeper

Care Group: CG1 Healthy Lives

Division: Children's Ward

Department: Children's Ward

Contracted Hours: 24 hours

Base: North Tees Hospital

Pay Band: 2

To work as an integral part of the team, reporting to Matron/ Nurse in Charge for day to day routine duties. Working under the direct supervision of Nursing staff, the post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination, alongside stores, of the stock replenishment for the department. This will involve replenishment of stock to various areas of the department to enable nursing teams to work more efficiently.

The role will also involve general cleaning following strict cleaning and replenishment checklists to support the smooth running of the department. The post holder will be invaluable in supporting the efficiency of patient admissions and discharges to ensure and minimise delays.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring correct meals are delivered to the patients and families, liaising with the nursing teams to support the nutritional requirements for patients within the children's ward.

The post holder will also undertake general housekeeping duties, whilst ensuring a safe, organised, clean and comfortable environment for patients, carers and all service users.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, with all staff expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the Trust values.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alyson Thompson Job title: Ward matron Email address: alyson.thompson1@nhs.net Telephone number: 016429 382915

If you require any further information regarding the role please contact :

Alyson Thompson (Ward Matron)