Housekeeper - South Theatres

6 months ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated housekeeper to support the new surgical elective hub and south theatres.

You will be an integral part of the team ensuring high quality service to patients. Understanding the importance of maintaining confidentiality, be a good communicator liaising with other areas of the hospital, EBME, estates and facilities, OCS and SSD.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual who has a keen interest in developing their knowledge and skills in the surgical care of patients. If you are interested in a new challenge and embrace innovation then this could be the role for you.

You will be supporting the clinical team to keep the theatre environment clean and tidy, maintain stock levels and get equipment ready for the next day. Part of the role will be transporting equipment between the different surgical areas, to keep a smooth running of the surgical list.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who has a keen interest in patient centred care and the surgical environment.

Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ensure we maintain the highest of standards of care

Be proactive, able to work independently and as part of a team

To work with the senior stores coordinator to maintain stock levels in both areas.

Organise and get ready, equipment required for the next day surgical lists, communicating with SSD about equipment that is required.

To keep the theatre area clean and tidy, taking part in cleaning audits and maintaining high standards of infection control.

Transporting equipment from one theatre suite to another.

Report any failed equipment to EBME.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


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