Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT
Housekeeper
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Band 2
37.5 hours
Permanent
Ward 40 Overview
Ward 40 is a busy 30-bedded respiratory ward caring for patients with a wide range of respiratory conditions. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Housekeeper to join our friendly multidisciplinary team.
Role Summary
As the Housekeeper, you will play a vital role in ensuring our ward remains a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Working closely with the nursing, medical, and domestic teams, you will help maintain high standards of cleanliness, infection prevention, and patient experience, ensuring the ward runs efficiently on a day-to-day basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming ward environment in line with infection prevention and control standards.
- Ensure patient bed spaces, treatment areas, and communal areas are clean, tidy, and well organised.
- Order, receive, monitor, and replenish ward stock, including clinical and non-clinical supplies.
- Serve meals and drinks to patients, supporting a positive mealtime experience.
- Ensure food and beverage areas are maintained to food hygiene standards.
- Liaise with the catering, domestic, portering, and estates teams to ensure the smooth running of the ward.
- Report maintenance issues, equipment faults, and environmental concerns promptly.
- Assist with the management of linen, waste disposal, and storage areas.
- Support the nursing team by ensuring equipment and supplies are readily available.
- Welcome patients and visitors, providing a friendly and professional first point of contact.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive patient experience by creating a comfortable and organised environment.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
- Adhere to Trust policies, including infection prevention, health and safety, confidentiality, and safeguarding.
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About Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
Our Values
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
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Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits
Benefits include:
- Flexible working
- 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Sick pay
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Free eye tests and health checks
- Gym discount
- Free bicycle loan scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Aisling Cunningham
Job title: Unit Manager
Email address: aisling.cunningham@tgh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 922 4707
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