Ward Housekeeper | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a Ward Housekeeper to join a diverse and motivated team that are dedicated to the development of skills and the delivery of high quality safe care.
As the Ward Housekeeper your role means you are responsible for the general maintenance of the ward environment and will working closely with all members of our team. Excellent communication skills are essential.
As a caring and positive person you will need to be able to work as part of an established team, have the ability to work flexibly and be committed to ensuring the smooth running of the ward area.
We are looking for an individual who is self motivated, content with working in a busy environment and who has good time management skills. You must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.It is essential that you act professionally at all times, have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise your own work load.
The role will include, but is not limited to;Working closely with procurement to order and maintain stock levels.
Managing the store rooms, staff and patient areas/facilities and ensuring a clean and tidy environment is maintained.
Ward logistics e.g., helping move beds and clearing/cleaning bed spaces.
Equipment/environment maintenance - liaising with estates/MESU ensuring all medical and non-medical devices and the ward environment are in a good state of repair and yearly PAT testing is undertaken.
Answering telephone calls and signposting if/when appropriate.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
The role requires close liaison with other disciplines and the provision of a courteous, reliable and quality consumer service to patients, relatives and carers, health professional, internal departments and outside organisations.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Berman 2 is a busy, fast paced admissions and discharge ward.
We pride ourselves on being a supportive team and always strive to do our absolute best for our patients and their families. We also pride ourselves on providing an efficient and quality service; and the ward housekeeper is an integral part of the team.
We have a management team that is both innovative and proactive in ensuring that high quality care is delivered to our patients. We are keen to encourage developments in line with Trust policy and working in new ways. We recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the team.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025