Housekeeper - Community Sub Acute Ward

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Within STW, the ICB, SaTH & SCHT are committed to integrating to provide improved seamless pathways of care for patients. This is an exciting time to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as we work in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - our Acute Partners.

This is your opportunity to join us and be part of the next step in this journey with the introduction of our community sub-acute wards.

We are recruiting to a variety of roles working as part of an innovative MDT. You will be working for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust with your base at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster.

Main duties of the job

To assist in maintaining a safe, clean, and tidy working environment for patients and staff, supporting nutritional needs of patients.
To provide non-clinical support to the ward team.
To work as a member of the Estates & Facilities Department.
To work within a patient environment and have daily contact with patients and service users.
To ensure Infection Control guidelines are adhered to.
To work as needed within wards at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust. Times will be varied and could be early morning, day or early evening hours to suit the needs of the service being conducted in the specific area.
To work as part of the ward team, including attending necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information to support a safe and smooth running of the ward.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

04 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-5707034-OPS-C

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital

Apley Castle, Apley

Telford

TF1 6TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Level 2 award in food safety (or willingness to complete)
Level 1 Food Hygiene Certificate
Level 2 Customer Care

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Basic Numeracy skills required
Knowledge of COSHH regulations
Knowledge of health & safety guidelines in a work environment
Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to follow written instructions /read notices and complete records

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in a cleaning or hospitality role

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Level 2 award in food safety (or willingness to complete)
Level 1 Food Hygiene Certificate
Level 2 Customer Care

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Basic Numeracy skills required
Knowledge of COSHH regulations
Knowledge of health & safety guidelines in a work environment
Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to follow written instructions /read notices and complete records

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in a cleaning or hospitality role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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