Housekeeper

Job summary

The post holder will coordinate all clinic services in the Frailty and Beds Unit and work as part of the clinical team to ensuring and maintaining a clean, tidy, safe, well-stocked and comfortable and ensure the stock is maintained at adequate levels in both areas.

To work closely with the Matron and Departmental Sisters in ensuring the eleven service standards as set out in the NHS Plan are met.

Main duties of the job

• To oversee domestic duties in partnership with the domestic supervisor
• Assist in monitoring and assist in maintaining cleaning standards on the ward and report to the Ward Manager and Modern Matron on the level of cleanliness in the area
• Working with the nursing team and catering staff to assist patients, where appropriate, in ordering food from the patient menu cards and that any special dietary requirements are met.
• Working with the ward team to be responsible for the management of the wards defect call log book, ensuring all defects are logged, reported, recorded and closed down as appropriate

About us

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.