Department Housekeeper (Theatres)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

• When required greet patients and visitors to the area being mindful for good relationships between patients, staff and
• Communicate effectively with other team members, providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, relatives, carers, the public or other external contacts.
• Work as part of the department team to ensure the continual provision of the highest possible standards of service.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
• To liaise with maintenance/facilities staff to ensure that equipment is in working
• Handle individual patient requests as they
• Organise and update notice boards as
• Maintain a high standard of personal behaviour and ensure effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, patients carers and
• Keep accurate and consistent records in line with area of responsibility
• Work with the domestic staff on a day to day to develop sustainable systems and processes for a safe and clean clinical environment
• Attend and participate in team meetings and team briefs and wider organisational communication processes

Knowledge, training and experience:

• Take responsibility for personal updating and development, including statutory and mandatory training
• Engage in the Trusts annual appraisal system and objective setting
• Work to achieve personal and team objectives identifying personal develop needs
• Take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal
• Work with management on any new training
• Demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar
• Develop successful relationships within the ward/department team and wider organisation
• Engage in personal feedback and feedback received from patients and relatives and visitors to the ward/department
• Understanding of a range of routine work procedures possibly outside immediate work area, which would require job training and a period of induction.

  Health, Safety and Security Infection Control:

  • Ensure Infection Control Polices in relation to universal / standard precautions are applied at all
  • Promote the prevention of cross infection to and from all patients, visitors staff and the
  • Ensure that the cleaning standards meet agreed levels, and that any shortfalls are dealt with
  • Oversee and monitor the need for cleaning of equipment liaising with the Infection Control Team and Domestic Team and clinical team including the nurse in charge.
  • Following patient discharge, ensure bed areas/clinic rooms are cleaned appropriately and equipped in preparation for the next
  • Ensuring use of bed space checklist or other assurance techniques to evidence cleaning record.
  • Participate in health and safety practices that maintain personal safety and environmental safety
  • Participate in health and safety audit and preparation
  • Be a fire safety champion
  • Be an infection prevention champion

General Issues:

• Ensure the ward/department is tidy and clutter free throughout, and that doors to non -patient areas remain closed at all
• Participate in the use of environmental checklists and cleaning audits in line with Trust
• Monitor the general environment and organise and co-ordinate any repairs and follow up outstanding work as
• Liaise with maintenance staff to ensure that equipment is in working
• In line with the Trusts Incident Reporting system. Report any accidents, incidents, near misses and defects to the nurse in
• Order and receive stock including pharmacy where appropriate and maintaining appropriate levels

• Ensure the ward/department is tidy and clutter free throughout, and that doors to non -patient areas remain closed at all
• Participate in the use of environmental checklists and cleaning audits in line with Trust
• Monitor the general environment and organise and co-ordinate any repairs and follow up outstanding work as
• Liaise with maintenance staff to ensure that equipment is in working
• In line with the Trusts Incident Reporting system. Report any accidents, incidents, near misses and defects to the nurse in
• Order and receive stock including pharmacy where appropriate and maintaining appropriate levels

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Previous experience in hospitality / customer facing or care environment
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of undertaking a housekeeper role
• Supervisory experience in the NHS or similar environment
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines

Desirable

• Knowledge of the NHS Standards of Cleanliness
• Good self-organisational skills
• Ability to communicate with staff, patients and visitors

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Theatres - George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

College Street

Nuneaton, Warwickshire

CV10 7DJ

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)