Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital for a confident, dedicated and passionate House keeper to join our Ward 83 team.
Ward 83b is a 11 bedded unit that cares for children with a wide variety of medical issues, including long term ventilation and complex respiratory conditions.
The successful applicant will be required to responsible for thecoordination of all Hotel Services within the Ward area and work as part of themulti-professional team, to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of the multi-professional team in maintaining a clean, organised, safe, comfortable environment for patients and their families.
The main elements of the role include catering responsibilities, assisting with drinking/feeding if required, cleaning, ordering of stores, stocking up, minor equipment maintenance and other jobs as requested by the nurse in charge, whilst maintaining privacy and dignity for families at all times.
The role is to enhance the patient/family experience whilst supporting the nursing team.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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
Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent/experience qualifications
- Willingness to undertake professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Self motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public and staff.
- Good written/verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to recognise own limitations and seek advice from senior colleagues
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to plan and prioritise time and workload
- Able to move and handle, according to Trust policy
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare setting
- Basic computer skills
- Experience of ordering and stock control
- Experience of working within a hospitality setting
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent/experience qualifications
- Willingness to undertake professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Self motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public and staff.
- Good written/verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to recognise own limitations and seek advice from senior colleagues
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to plan and prioritise time and workload
- Able to move and handle, according to Trust policy
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute healthcare setting
- Basic computer skills
- Experience of ordering and stock control
- Experience of working within a hospitality setting
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.
