Housekeeper - General Medical Unit

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen on the General Medical Unit at Royal Oldham Hospital.

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

GMU is a 27 bedded general medical ward

The role will provide an exciting challenge to the successful candidate and gives the opportunity to play a key role in supporting the needs of Patients, multi-disciplinary team and relatives.

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 GMU 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.

About us

Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world's first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.