Housekeeper
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for new full time role within our busy but friendly Critical Care Unit for a Departmental Assistant / Ward Housekeeper. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable.
You will be able to work in a fast paced environment as vital member of the team. The Critical Care Unit is a 14 bedded clinical area caring for very sick patients and your role will be to maintain high standards of cleanliness of specified clinical equipment not in use and the cleanliness/tidiness of areas where the equipment is stored. You will be an integral part of the critical care team ensuring delivery of a high quality service to patients and be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient & visitor facilities in the critical care unit ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. You will understand and maintain confidentiality relating to all patients in the critical care unit.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Ensure cleanliness of clinical equipment when not in use.
- Report any failure, repair or maintenance needed to equipment and to arrange maintenance to be undertaken
- Restock equipment as required.
- Restock unit consumables as required.
- Establish a pleasant and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- Assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the unit, highlighting any deficiencies
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
23 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR1068-24
Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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