Modern Housekeeper

Job summary

The role of the Modern Housekeeper is to provide a housekeeping service to the clinical environment. It is a valuable and rewarding role where you are part of the ward team, working together to ensure high standards.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a fast paced, high activity area where patient are admitted at the start of their journey. The Modern Housekeeper role is fundamental is ensuring that the environment is the best it can be for the patient and their relative.

Main duties of the job

The main elements of the role are to ensure that there is a seamless approach to the provision of non-clinical services; ensuring the appropriate delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks, to meet individual patients' needs, as determined by the Ward Senior Sister in accordance with NHS National Standards.

• Ensure that personal privacy, dignity and confidentiality relating to all aspects of the Trust's operations is maintained.
• To participate in Patient Satisfaction Surveys as required.
• To provide a focal point for individual patients in relation to their day to day non-clinical needs.
• Liaise with the Service Provider to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment and that all patient food and beverage requirements are met.
• Liaise with the Lead Sister and Service Provider, to ensure that the day's work is planned in the most appropriate way, in order to deliver a high standard of patient facilities services.
• Undertake the cleaning of medical equipment, and other relevant items as identified.
• Ensure thorough cleanliness standards are met throughout the Unit.

Closing date of applications: 17 October 2023

Interview date: 31 October 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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