Housekeeper - A800

Would you like the opportunity to work alongside our friendly and motivated team of nurses and other healthcare professionals?

We require a part time Housekeeper to help us maintain a safe, tidy and efficient environment for the acute respiratory ward A800 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. You will be responsible for some ordering and organisation of stores, as well as an array of non-clinical tasks with additional duties as directed by the nursing staff. You will work closely with the nursing team in a supportive role.

**The post is for 15 hours per week**: A800 are looking for someone to work either Tuesday or Thursday and every Friday.

Experience in Housekeeping is desirable but not essential. You must have strong organisation, IT and time management skills and be able to be innovative with a zest for new challenges as the department grows and develops new services.

Good communication skills are also essential as the role involves liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary teams within hospital.

If you would like to gain some experience in a healthcare environment, and enjoy working in a busy and rewarding environment, then this could be the job for you
- Keeping trolleys well stocked
- Ordering using our internal ordering system and maintaining stores
- Locating new items we require, contacting suppliers and obtaining quotations
- Liaising with Friends of BHOC regarding funding of new medical and non-medical equipment
- Maintaining the clinic rooms - keeping drawers well stocked with appropriate forms
- Helping to open the outpatients department in the morning - opening up rooms, tap-flushing, checking oxygen/suction working, recording temperatures, monitoring, resetting and recording the fridge temp
- Creating and maintaining checklists i.e. cleaning/equipment checks
- Checking dates on stock monthly
- Creating spreadsheets/signs/posters
- Contacting Webbs (external company) for removals
- Liaise with Hotel Services if anything needs changing/cleaning or a deep clean - or for any general queries.
- Logging compliments/gifts/general thank you from patients on Datix

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.