Housekeeper - The Maples

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeper to join the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (MCCN) based at The Maples Specialist Continuing Health Care Unit, in Boothstown. We provide exceptional care for Patients with complex long term neurological conditions.

Our vision is to deliver care of the highest quality whilst shaping and developing our highly motivated workforce.

Main duties of the job

We require a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual to work as the Housekeeper at The Maples, a part of Salford care 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 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.

You should also be able to prioritize your workload daily to ensure that the demands and needs of the patients and the unit are met.

This unit prides itself in providing patient centered care whilst having a productive hands on approach to both teaching and learning.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

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

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