Housekeeper

Job summary

The Day Surgery Centre (DSC) provides dedicated day surgery facilities for adult patients through a suite of 10 Operating Theatres, Recovery, Pre/Post-operative Care and Pre-Assessment.

As a Housekeeper the post holder will coordinate all Hotel Services on the unit and will work as part of the Day Surgery Centre team to facilitate seamless service delivery and ensure that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained.

The successful applicant will work closely alongside the existing DSC Housekeeper and other facilities/departments/support services so excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team is a must. They will also have autonomy in the ordering of stores, the reporting of faults and the initiation of works as required ensuring safe and smooth running of the DSC.

The post holder will attend necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information, action within own scope and share responsibilities with Senior staff to enable them to delegate to the appropriate person.

Main duties of the job

A significant aspect of the role is effective stock ordering and rotation. Ensuring that equipment and facilities are maintained as well as managing an effective cleaning and maintenance regime for the environment including medical equipment used within the department. Knowledge of working in a care environment would be an advantage but not essential.

Academic qualifications are not essential but you will be expected to complete the National Care Certificate. You should possess excellent team working and communication qualities (both written and verbal) plus competent IT skills as most stock ordering is done electronically.

Full training and support will be provided.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.