Job summary
We are
seeking to recruit an additional Ward housekeeper to join our well-established
team. As Housekeeper you will work as an
integral part of the team ensuring the clinical teams are supported in
delivering care including keeping the unit neat, tidy, uncluttered and well
presented. Maintaining daily stock of
clinical supplies and ensuring equipment is clean and maintained. The housekeeping team also serves the
patients beverages and assists patients with food preparation and feeding,
ensuring the patients receives meals appropriate to their needs. The housekeeper will also escort patients to
and from hospice if required.
The
successful applicant will have proven experience of working with people and to
deal with them in a caring sensitive manner.
Good communication skills and the ability to work both as effective team
member and on your own initiative is essential.
Working at
LOROS provides the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where role
development and training is actively encouraged and supported.
Main duties of the job
Maintain high
cleaning standards across all areas by following schedules, managing laundry
and linen, and ensuring the unit, including patient areas, sluice, utility
rooms, stores, and equipment is safe, tidy, and well-maintained, while working
within own competence. Support a safe environment by preparing patient areas
with the Domestic team after discharge, cleaning and preparing beds, logging
and coordinating repairs for beds and mattresses, ensuring equipment is safely
stored and in good working order, and arranging repairs in line with policy.
Manage ward supplies by ordering, restocking, rotating stock, and maintaining
clinical supplies, while also assisting with laundry, coordinating staff
lockers and uniforms, and reporting any incidents involving patients, visitors,
or volunteers.
About us
LOROS Hospice
is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality,
compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and
carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cleanliness:
- To assist in maintaining cleaning standards in all appropriate areas and follow the relevant cleaning schedules.
- Responsibility for all laundry/linen requirements.
- To ensure the unit is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. sluice, clean utility, store room, trolleys and end of month checks
- To maintain upkeep of patient areas.
- The Housekeeper has the responsibility for ensuring that they do not seek to carry out any duty for which they do not possess the necessary competence/skills.
Maintaining a safe Environment:
- Upon the vacation of a patient area work in partnership with the Domestic team to ensure the area is ready for future use.
- To clean and prepare beds in line with daily/weekly schedules and handle linen.
- To log all beds and mattresses on the inpatient unit and liaise with facilities regarding any necessary repairs or services.
- To ensure the safe storage of equipment.
- To ensure equipment is in good working order.
- To ensure equipment repairs are carried out in line with LOROS policies.
- The ordering of the ward stores using an electronic system, as applicable, unload and restock following delivery.
- Ensure all items in the store are in date and rotated as necessary.
- Maintain clinical supplies in the ward/day hospice area
- Assist with laundry/washing as necessary.
- Co-ordinate staff locker allocation.
- Management and requisitions of staff uniforms.
- Report any accident/incidents relating to patients, visitors or volunteers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cleanliness:
- To assist in maintaining cleaning standards in all appropriate areas and follow the relevant cleaning schedules.
- Responsibility for all laundry/linen requirements.
- To ensure the unit is safe and tidy at all times, e.g. sluice, clean utility, store room, trolleys and end of month checks
- To maintain upkeep of patient areas.
- The Housekeeper has the responsibility for ensuring that they do not seek to carry out any duty for which they do not possess the necessary competence/skills.
Maintaining a safe Environment:
- Upon the vacation of a patient area work in partnership with the Domestic team to ensure the area is ready for future use.
- To clean and prepare beds in line with daily/weekly schedules and handle linen.
- To log all beds and mattresses on the inpatient unit and liaise with facilities regarding any necessary repairs or services.
- To ensure the safe storage of equipment.
- To ensure equipment is in good working order.
- To ensure equipment repairs are carried out in line with LOROS policies.
- The ordering of the ward stores using an electronic system, as applicable, unload and restock following delivery.
- Ensure all items in the store are in date and rotated as necessary.
- Maintain clinical supplies in the ward/day hospice area
- Assist with laundry/washing as necessary.
- Co-ordinate staff locker allocation.
- Management and requisitions of staff uniforms.
- Report any accident/incidents relating to patients, visitors or volunteers.
Person Specification
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively & supportively as a member of the team.
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing, verbally and on the telephone
- Ability to work in an organised & methodical manner.
- Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise.
- Basic computer skills
Motivation and personal attributes
Essential
- Able to contribute to LOROS Values & Behaviours
- Willingness to take personal responsibility for standard of work carried out.
- Hard working
- Good communicator.
- Able to work independently or in a team.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Motivated.
Motivation and personal attributes
Essential
- Able to contribute to LOROS Values & Behaviours
- Willingness to take personal responsibility for standard of work carried out.
- Hard working
- Good communicator.
- Able to work independently or in a team.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Motivated.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
- Good standard of written and verbal communication
- Commitment to undertake necessary training
Experience
Essential
- Able to care for people in a sensitive manner
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Person Specification
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively & supportively as a member of the team.
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing, verbally and on the telephone
- Ability to work in an organised & methodical manner.
- Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise.
- Basic computer skills
Motivation and personal attributes
Essential
- Able to contribute to LOROS Values & Behaviours
- Willingness to take personal responsibility for standard of work carried out.
- Hard working
- Good communicator.
- Able to work independently or in a team.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Motivated.
Motivation and personal attributes
Essential
- Able to contribute to LOROS Values & Behaviours
- Willingness to take personal responsibility for standard of work carried out.
- Hard working
- Good communicator.
- Able to work independently or in a team.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Motivated.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
- Good standard of written and verbal communication
- Commitment to undertake necessary training
Experience
Essential
- Able to care for people in a sensitive manner
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
LOROS Hospice
Address
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9QE