Housekeeper - Critical Care

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Job overview

Housekeeper Critical Care

30 hours per week

Permanent

Interview Date: 10th March 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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To help the Team we are looking to employ into a new housekeeper for Critical Care. The role is both patient and non patient facing and requires physical health to move equipment / stores within lifting policy terms

If you have interest in quality care whilst working with a 'work family ethic' then we would love to hear from you!

• The post holder will work as an integral part of the clinical ward / department team and to be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities / services in the ward area, ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable.
• The main element of the role is ensuring and supporting the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patients’ needs, as determined by the department sister / charge.
• The post holder will work co-operatively with colleagues, as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the theatre clinical team, to enable nursing staff to undertake direct patient care.
• Support and deliver infection prevention and control practices and procedures to maintain a safe clinical environment and support clinical staff to deliver safe and effective.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

George Eliot Critical Care is a progressive dynamic service 'small and mighty'. We are humbled by professionals who choose to work with us in their career and align with our EXCEL values. We are passionate about innovation, service improvement and change which is achieved through listening to our work force and patient group.

Our 8 bedded critical care unit is part of a larger service model that includes critical care outreach services, acute pain and follow up clinic services.

Being invested in our people, we are mindful of the health and well being of staff through our qualified Professional Nurse Advocates.

Person specification

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

• NVQ or equivalent in relevant subject.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous experience in hospitality / customer facing or care environment
• Experience of working in a team

• Supervisory experience inthe NHS or similar environment
• Experience of undertaking a housekeeper role

Skills and Abilities

• The candidate must haveknowledge of the following or be prepared to undertake the relevant training:-
• Basic Health & Safety
• Infection Control
• Manual Handling
• Basic Food Hygiene
• Customer Care
• Basic technology skills
• Able to effective work as part of a team
• Able to follow and carry out requests in line with role and responsibility

• Knowledge of the NHS Standards of Cleanliness

Other

• Bank Holiday / weekend working as required by ward/department
• Working with hazardous chemicals
• Able to work flexibly during work hours to cover department needs
• Nonsmoker in working hours
• Flexible to meet the requirements of the Trust if required to work in other wards/departments at te request of the manager or other senior hospital manager

Personal Qualities

• Good telephone andreception manner
• Self-motivated
• Ability to communicate with staff, patients and visitors
• Ability to motivate others
• Good self-organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines

Please note:

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.