Housekeeper - Rehabilitation & Recovery Unit

Job summary

Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Housekeeper to join our fantastic Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit based on Ward 18 at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to support with the effective running of the unit. The role will mainly provide catering and cleaning duties to maintain compliance with cleaning standards and the ordering, rotation, storage of stock for the effective running of the unit. This role is to support the nutritional and hydrational needs of patients on the ward.

If you are looking for something part time, and are a motivated, enthusiastic and kind, person who works well as part of a team, we want to hear from you.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.

We would encourage you to come and meet the team and look around the unit. Please contact Bindu Rajesh on 01743 261000 ext 3871 to organise this or further discuss the role.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in maintaining a safe, clean, and tidy working environment for patients and staff, supporting nutritional needs of patients.
• To provide non-clinical support to the ward team.
• To work as a member of the Estates & Facilities Department.
• To work within a patient environment and have daily contact with patients and service users.
• To ensure Infection Control guidelines are adhered to.
• To work as needed within ward 18 to ensure patients catering needs are met to a high standard.
• To work as part of the ward team, including attending necessary meetings, feeding back relevant information to support a safe and smooth running of the ward.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.