Job summary
The Gynaecology outpatients department is located in Women & Children's Hospital at Hull Royal Infirmary and is open Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm. The department is dedicated to all our outpatients and requires an enthusiastic housekeeper to ensure the smooth running of the department and uphold the high standards that are expected. The successful candidate will be joining a hard working team to deliver a great service to women in the Hull area. Due to the sensitive nature of the dept, we require a female only Ward Houe keeper and cannot consider males for this position.
Main duties of the job
A great and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full-time, Housekeeper to join our friendly and dynamic team on the Gynaecology outpatient department, Women and Children's Hospital,Hull Royal Infirmary.
The Gyanecology Outpatient Department is a busy department, caring for many patients undergoing differing treatments. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work independently is essential. The successful candidate will be required to work within the multi-disciplinary team and assist with ensuring a clean, safe and welcoming environment for patients and staff.This invaluable role will give great support to the Gyanecology Outpatient team with assisting, ordering and organising the department to run efficiently and smoothly. You will be required to work closely with the all members of the team including both nurses and consultants to ensure high standards of cleanliness will be maintained and basic, fundamental standards are upheld.
The post holder requires compassion and empathy due to the sensitive nature of the service.
About us
HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.
The Trust's secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.
HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us."
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education & Experience
Essential
- Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent.
- NVQ 2 or BTEC in health and social care / Care Certificate or willing to work towards
- Previous experience in the healthcare setting
- Previous experience as a housekeeper or similar role within a ward/clinic setting in a hospital
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
Essential
- Ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team (both verbally and non-verbally)
- Ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues
- Understanding of confidentiality in the work place
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own work load
- Understanding of IT systems
- Awareness of safety and quality issues within the ward environment
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident, approachable
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to working within a team
- Enthusiasm and motivation to develop knowledge and skills
- Professionalism at all times
- Must be willing to work flexibly
Person Specification
Education & Experience
Essential
- Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent.
- NVQ 2 or BTEC in health and social care / Care Certificate or willing to work towards
- Previous experience in the healthcare setting
- Previous experience as a housekeeper or similar role within a ward/clinic setting in a hospital
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
Essential
- Ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team (both verbally and non-verbally)
- Ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues
- Understanding of confidentiality in the work place
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own work load
- Understanding of IT systems
- Awareness of safety and quality issues within the ward environment
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident, approachable
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to working within a team
- Enthusiasm and motivation to develop knowledge and skills
- Professionalism at all times
- Must be willing to work flexibly
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).
