Housekeeper - The Maples

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen on the Maples Unit residential home, based in Boothstown department of Salford Royal Hospital. The Maples is an 18 bedded Continuing Healthcare Unit for patients with long term Neurological conditions. We accept permanent and respite patients with a wide range of neurological issues.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Housekeeper to support the team in maintaining stock, equipment levels and provide patients with refreshments.

The post provides an exciting challenge to the successful candidate and gives the opportunity to play a key role in supporting the needs of the patients, relatives and the service.

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 successWe strongly recommend an informal chat and/or visit.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

You should possess good communication and organisational skills, previous basic IT experience and experience of dealing with the public/patients.

It is essential that you are able to work in an orderly and systematic manner, possess good literacy, 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. Previous experience of working in a hospital setting, and previous housekeeper work experience with experience of ordering and managing stock would be advantageous to this role, however in-house training will be provided.

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.

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.

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