Housekeeper - Melton

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Would you like to improve the experience of being in hospital for our patients? Are you passionate about being part of a team who aim to provide excellent care and support to our patients? If the answer is yes then this role could be for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a housekeeper on Dalgliesh Ward at Melton Mowbray Hospital which provides sub-acute care, palliative care and rehabilitation. This ward is one of thirteen wards which form the Trusts Inpatient Community Health Services division.

You are welcome to visit during the application process to give you an insight to the role. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the name on this advert.

You will work your contracted weekly hours between 08.00 and 20.00 over a roster covering Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.

Free parking is available on site.

The local bus transport network has a stop near the hospital.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance and flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

Housekeepers are a vital part of our ward teams and aid the nursing and multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient care.

This role includes but is not limited to -

Helping patients with their nutrition and hydration to include serving meals, assisting patients to feed themselves or feeding them.
Maintaining a clean, tidy and welcoming ward environment.
Sitting with patients who may require one to one support and supervision.
Managing stores and store rooms.
Working closely with the Ward Manager in maintaining and monitoring clinical and environmental standards including the use of audit tools.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

000794

Job locations

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Thorpe Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicestershire

LE13 1SJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

Essential

Please click onto 'apply for this job' and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click onto 'apply for this job' and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

Experience

Essential

Please click onto 'apply for this job' and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.