Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join Ward A5 as our Housekeeper.
You will play a key role in maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and organisation within Ward A5; undergoing infection control procedures, equipment cleaning, assisting with ordering of stock and arranging this. You will also assist in catering for patients, ensuring that their individual nutritional needs are met. There will also be opportunity to complete audits and participate in our SHINE walk-arounds.As a Housekeeper you support the team by ensuring the ward is clean, safe, comfortable and organised to deliver patient care.
In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer a friendly, supportive and well experienced clinical team. We can provide you with a clear working structure through regular appraisal. We have an innovative service enabling our staff to be committed to developing both their service and themselves. Clinical Governance, research and audit activities are encouraged within the service.
This is a busy, physically active role which requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills. If you are highly motivated, work well within a team environment and hold the essential skills and experience please apply and join our successful organisation.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job include (but are not limited to):
- ordering required stock, working closely with materials management team
- organisation of stock including clinical and non-clinical items
- general housekeeping including cleaning, tidying and organising of the general ward environment and patient bed spaces
- oversight of the maintenance of medical devises used, reporting any faults appropriately
- oversight of the maintenance of fixtures and fittings
- assisting in the ordering and provision of patient meals, meeting their nutritional requirements
- maintaining infection control standards on the ward
- completing relevant audits
- escalating concerns via the relevant channels
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of English and numeracy
- Educated to GCSE level or Equivalent
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake professional development
Skills
Essential
- Good written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work on own initiative but recognises limitations and seeks advice from senior colleagues
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to plan and priorities time and work load
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare/hospital setting
- Undertaking a range of clinical commitments
Desirable
- Basic computer
- Experience of ordering and stock control
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of English and numeracy
- Educated to GCSE level or Equivalent
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake professional development
Skills
Essential
- Good written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work on own initiative but recognises limitations and seeks advice from senior colleagues
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to plan and priorities time and work load
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare/hospital setting
- Undertaking a range of clinical commitments
Desirable
- Basic computer
- Experience of ordering and stock control
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
