Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen on the Antenatal Ward at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Housekeeper to support the team in maintaining
stock, equipment levels and cleanliness. The antenatal ward comprises of three bays and four side rooms. The post provides an exciting challenge to the successful candidate and gives the opportunity to play
a key role in supporting the needs of patients, multi-disciplinary team, and relatives. You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise across multi agencies and multi-disciplinary departments.
Experience of working with the general public is essential.
The ability to work independently and adapt to an environment of changing priorities is an essential component to consistently facilitate a patient focused approached.
If you relate to the above qualities and are looking for a new challenge within a busy yet friendly environment, then we’d like to invite you to join our team and be a part of our journey to success
Main duties of the job
You should possess good communication and organisational skills, previous basic IT experience and experience of dealing with the public/patients.
It is essential that you are able to work in an orderly and systematic manner, possess good literacy, numeracy, communication and organisational skills. You should have a caring attitude, as well as the ability to work effectively under direction as part of a
multidisciplinary team. Previous experience of working in a hospital setting, and previous housekeeper work experience with
experience of ordering and managing stock would be advantageous to this role, however in-house training will be provided.
You will be working with a fantastic and supportive team who will be happy to assist you as settle within the team. Regular feedback and one-to-one will be provided by your manager to ensure that
you stay happy in your job. This role will be for 30 hours per week, over a four day period between Monday – Friday.
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and
Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently
provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. Our organisation is
driven by our strategic objectives and organisation values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents
heading.
Person specification
communication
Essential criteria
* communication skills