Main area Rehabilitation Grade NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract Permanent
Hours Part time - 20 hours per week (Early, late or long days and weekend shifts.)
Job ref 435-F010-25
Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site BGH
Town Burnley
Salary £23,615 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 07/04/2025 08:00
Housekeeper Neonatal Unit
NHS AfC: Band 2
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
We are currently looking to employ a Band 2 Housekeeper to join our house keeping service. Experience is preferred although not essential to join our amazing team here at the Lancashire Women and New Born Centre Burnley Neonatal service. Flexibility is required with regard to shift working patterns Monday to Sunday day time, including late shifts.
Main duties of the job
To maintain a clean and tidy environment for patients, staff and visitors. Assist in the needs of patients, visitors and staff and maintain a good working relationship within the team. Be responsible for ordering and maintaining stock levels of equipment. To organise and prioritise own workload.
Working for our organisation
The Neonatal Unit at LWNC has 6 intensive care cots, 8 high dependency cots and 20 special care cots with a total cot capacity of 34 cots. In addition there are 2 isolation cots. The single East Lancashire Unit is a Level 3 Neonatal Unit catering for a delivery rate of 6500 per year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supporting the nursing environment with:
* Monitoring stock levels and ordering stock items
* Ensuring the nurseries are stocked with vital equipment
* Cleaning of equipment and specialist incubators
* Organising the Milk room
* General organising and environmental cleaning
Person specification
Education
* Basic computer skills.
Experience
* Willing to undertake further training
* No experience necessary but preferred
* Interested in working with newborns and their families
* Ability to work within a team
* Good verbal and communication skills
* Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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