Department Housekeeper

Job Title -Theatre Clinical Housekeeper

Hours per week-37.50

Perm/Fixed Term-Permanent

Salary -£22,383 per annum

Closing Date-17th April 2024

Interview Date
- 2ndth May 2024

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Monday to Friday 12.00 to 20.00

**1 x weekend per month**: Saturday 8.00 to 16.00 & Sunday 08.00 to 16.00

This post is a clinical housekeeper post within the operating theatre predominantly evenings and weekends.

Are you passionate about keeping a clean and tidy workplace, adhering to departmental policies and procedures
- this could be the job for you

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our teams, supporting the clinical team in their duties

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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The post holder will work as an integral part of the clinical ward / department team and to be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient facilities / services in the theatre area, ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable

The main element of the role is ensuring and supporting the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patients’ needs, as determined by the department sister / charge

The post holder will work co-operatively with colleagues, as part of the team and perform additional duties as and when directed by the theatre clinical team, to enable nursing staff to undertake direct patient care.

Support and deliver infection prevention and control practices and procedures to maintain a safe clinical environment and support clinical staff to deliver safe and effective care

Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication

e x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal health that inspires confidence

**Benefits**: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking

Communication

When required greet patients and visitors to the area being mindful for good relationships between patients, staff and

Communicate effectively with other team members, providing and receiving routine information orally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, relatives, carers, the public or other external contacts.

Work as part of the department team to ensure the continual provision of the highest possible standards of service.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.

To liaise with maintenance/facilities staff to ensure that equipment is in working

Handle individual patient requests as they

Organise and update notice boards as

Maintain a high standard of personal behaviour and ensure effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, patients carers and

Keep accurate and consistent records in line with area of responsibility

Work with the domestic staff on a day to day to develop sustainable systems and processes for a safe and clean clinical environment

Attend and participate in team meetings and team briefs and wider organisational communication processes

**Knowledge, training and experience**:
Take responsibility for personal updating and development, including statutory and mandatory training

Engage in the Trust’s annual appraisal system and objective setting

Work to achieve personal and team objectives identifying personal develop needs

Take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal

Work with management on any new training

Demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar

Develop successful relationships within the ward/department team and wider organisation

Engage in personal feedback and feedback received from patients and relatives and visitors to the ward/department

Understanding of a range of routine work procedures possibly outside immediate work area, which would require job training and a period of induction.

**Health, Safety and Security Infection Control**:
Ensure Infection Control Polices in relation to universal / standard precautions are applied at all

Promote the prevention of cross infection to and from all patients, visitors’ staff and the

Ensure that the cleaning standards meet agreed levels, and that any shortfall