Housekeeper for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Ward

Join our friendly team where you will be given an exciting opportunity to develop. Educational and personal development plans will be available to support you in extending your knowledge and leadership, which is underpinned by strong research studies, in the same Trust. Our Department provides an excellent range of services delivered by our dedicated multidisciplinary team to the population. Our team works with a wide spectrum of patients including those who have complex liver issues, IBD (Crohn’s Disease, Colitis), nutrition concerns and substance misuse. As a referral centre for nutritional patients the team often deal with unusual and complex cases. We work close with specialist nurses including nutrition nurses, IBD nurses, liver nurses and substance misuse nurses. We will support new staff to attend the trainings relevant to the job, linking theory and practice. We strongly believe in role modelling the Trust values and our culture on the unit is based on a team approach. We are keen to recruit people that want to be empowered, that like to challenge practice and make informed decisions based on evidence-based practice. We really hope that you will consider joining us and look forward hearing from you soon.

Housekeeper helps to make sure that our wards is clean, safe and attractive places for patients and staff.

As a housekeeper, you will lead ward services such as catering, cleaning, equipment and supplies. The work can include:
talking to and reassuring patients

ordering non-clinical supplies

keeping the ward clean and tidy

serving and clearing away meals

preparing snacks and drinks

reporting faults

receiving visitors

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a rich tradition of developing nursing and midwifery practice and of delivering excellence in patient care. Whilst proud of the heritage, the focus is the future and central to the vision is providing evidence-based individualised care to the people cared for within the Trust. The role of Nursing Assistant is highly valued within the Trust. There is a clear career pathway for those wishing to develop beyond that of a Senior Nursing Assistant. The Trust is supporting the introduction of the Nursing Associate role and opportunities are available to progress into these new and exciting roles or further into registered nurse training.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel

**Housekeepers need to be**:
physically fit for moving, lifting and cleaning

able to work as part of a team

friendly and caring

understanding of patients’ needs

able to take responsibility for their own work

health and safety aware

flexible and adaptable

able to follow instructions and procedures

You'll also need

good organisational skills

good communication skills with staff and patients