Housekeeper - Ward F9

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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**Job overview**:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen on Ward F9 at Royal Oldham Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Housekeeper to provide efficient support.

Ward F9 is a 25 bedded ward specialising in Elderly care

You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise across multi agencies and multi-disciplinary departments.

Experience of working with the general public is essential.

The ability to work independently and adapt to an environment of changing priorities is an essential component to consistently facilitate a patient focused approached.

If you relate to the above qualities and are looking for a new challenge within a busy yet friendly environment, then we’d like to invite you to join our team and be a part of our journey to success

**Main duties of the job**:
We require a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual to work as the Housekeeper within F9 at Royal Oldham Hospital.

This role includes the undertaking of serving nutrition and hydration of patients, forward menu planning for the patients, daily organisation, maintaining stock levels, and cleanliness of the environment.

You will be working with a fantastic and supportive team who will be happy to assist you as settle within the team. Regular feedback and one-to-one will be provided by your manager to ensure that you stay happy in your job.

Duties include stores ordering, management of stock, maintenance of equipment, also including general housekeeping of the unit.

It is essential that you are able to work in an orderly and systematic manner, possess good literacy, IT, numeracy, communication and organisational skills.

You should have a caring attitude, as well as the ability to work effectively under direction as part of a multidisciplinary team.

**Working for our organisation**:
Royal Oldham Hospital is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Royal Oldham Hospital is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Desirable criteria**:

- NVQ 3 or equivalent

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Basic IT skills
- Experience of dealing with the public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- Experience of ordering and stock control
- Experience of auditing

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