House Keeper
Job Description
Job summary
Position House Keeping Salary/Band Band 2 AfC Location North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Department: Critical Care Complex
Division: Surgery
Hours 15 hours per week Responsible to Critical Care Matron Accountable to Divisional Director of NursingMain duties of the job
To participate in providing a catering service to meet the patient's meal and beverage requirements.
To ensure adequate stocking level in the unit, including lifting heavy items, packaging, unpacking and clearing empty boxes.
The post holder is responsible for meeting the needs of the ward/department by ensuring sufficient clean linen on a daily basis and to identify any shortages to the nurse in charge.
To monitor the cleaning duties in accordance with the ward schedules and procedures of the area and take action to rectify any faults this will include the post holder undertaking emergency cleaning.
To assist patients and visitors as requested attending the ward as requested by the nurse in charge. E.g. provide tea's coffee in the event of a bereavement etc.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post holder will provide on-going support and assistance to the nursing staff/physiotherapist & Doctors by performing assigned tasks involving indirect and direct patient care; this will include overseeing the catering and domestic service within the Unit. The post holder will ensure stocks are always stock to acceptable level and the environment is always clean, warm, comfortable, and welcoming. The post holder will be required to provide, where appropriate, support for the Ward
Administrative services to ensure the smooth running of the Ward.
To assist patients and visitors as requested attending the ward as requested by the nurse in charge. E.g. provide teas coffee in the event of a bereavement etc.
To ensure that there is sufficient clean linen available to meet the needs of the unit. This will include keeping the linen room tidy, and ensuring that dirty linen is available for collection.
The post holder ensures both stock room & treatment room are kept clean and all items are regularly to check to ensure they are within dates. There are adequate Aprons/groves at the bed side.
To ensure that all empty beds are clean and ready for the next patient, this will require the post holder to make beds following training.
The post holder to ensure staff changing rooms are kept clean and adequate scrub are available for staff.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oExperience of working within in the NHS oExperience of caring for others oAbility to priorities workload
Desirable
- Previous experience as housekeeper
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
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Middle sex University Hospital
Sterling Way
Edmonton
N18 1QX
