Housekeeper

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Dryden -High dependency/AMU unit as a Housekeeper.

This role requires the successful post holder to have good communication and organisational skills.

You will need to be flexible, adaptable and able to use your own initiative as well as following instruction to undertake this role. You will be expected to report to the Clinical Nurse Managers regularly updating them on your progress or to highlight areas for improvement.

You will be part of a multi- disciplinary team and need to be confident, proactive and resilient in this role to achieve the expected standards of the job description.

Main duties of the job

This role will include maintaining the store cupboards, stores and deliveries and ensuring that equipment is cleaned and checked and if required sending it for maintenance. The overall maintenance of the ward environment will be within the successful candidates remit also.

This role entails manual handling.

The role involves undertaking audits, valuable in achieving trust targets to promote and maintain good infection control outcomes for patients and the clinical environment.

You will work closely with the procurement and central stores departments to maintain a safe clinical environment.

About us

You will need to be flexible, adaptable and able to use your own initiative as well as following instruction to undertake this role. You will be expected to report to the Clinical Nurse Managers regularly updating them on your progress or to highlight areas for improvement.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.