As a Housekeeper your main duties will consist of facilitating a clean, organised and well-maintained environment to enable staff to work efficiently, and acutely unwell patients can be cared for to a high standard. You will have a set of daily, weekly and monthly tasks and responsibilities to help achieve this. You will take part in regular environmental audits and lead on actions that arise. Although you will not be involved directly in patient care you will be interacting with patients on the ward as well as staff members, and various other departments and key stakeholders such as the service managers, ward clerks, stores, equipment library and medical physics. This role is separate to that of domestic staff on the ward. 

• Ensuring that the ward is adequately stocked to cover a 7-day period
• Help with the cleaning and organising of the ward environment including the storerooms and equipment in line with accreditation and IPC standards and guidance
• To take part in audits on the ward including fire safety and environmental checks
• Maintain inventory of essential equipment e.g. pumps and manual handling equipment on the ward and ensure that it is charged, clean, working and ready to use and to be able to trouble shoot or escalate if the equipment is broken or missing
• To liaise with IT, works and the service management team to ensure that all our electrical equipment is PAT tested yearly and in working order, including IT equipment e.g. computers, printers and medical devices - trouble shoot if there are issues
• To manage patient property on the ward and help reconcile lost items and coordinate the storage and removal
• Carry out add hock tasks such as couriering items between departments as directed by ward nursing staff such as stock or pharmacy items
• Keep all clinical areas clean, tidy and organised and maintain a safe, pleasant environment
• Ensure our storage areas are organised, clean and easy to navigate on a daily basis
• To regularly audit, report, escalate and resolve any issues around fixtures or fittings on the ward
• Assisting the management team with administrative tasks such as printing, laminating, maintaining good upkeep of notice boards and posters and other add-hock tasks

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• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Basic IT skills
• Excellent skills around ensuring an area is tidy and organised at all times
• Ability to take direction from senior staff and work under own initiative where appropriate
• Flexibility in workload
• Hard working and focused on tasks
• Good level of Professionalism and customer service
• Works in line with trust values and behaviours
• Ability to liaise with multiple staff from various areas
• Good time keeping
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Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.