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Housekeeper - Market Harborough, Market Harborough
Client: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Location: Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Job Category: Hospitality
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 2c8b1024d878
Job Views: 7
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Job Description:
Job Overview
Would you like to improve the experience of being in hospital for our patients? Are you passionate about being part of a team who aim to provide excellent care and support to our patients? If the answer is yes then this role could be for you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Housekeeper on ward 1 at St Lukes Hospital. The ward specialises in stroke care and is one of thirteen wards which form the Trust's Inpatient Community Health Services division.
You will work your contracted weekly hours between 07.00 and 19.30 over a roster covering Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.
Free parking is available on site. The local bus transport network has a stop near the hospital.
The Trust encourages a healthy work-life balance and flexible working opportunities are available.
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
Housekeepers are a vital part of our ward teams and aid the nursing and multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient care. This role includes but is not limited to:
* Helping patients with their nutrition and hydration, including serving meals, assisting patients to feed themselves, or feeding them.
* Maintaining a clean, tidy, and welcoming ward environment.
* Sitting with patients who may require one-to-one support and supervision.
* Managing stores and store rooms.
* Working closely with the Ward Manager in maintaining and monitoring clinical and environmental standards, including the use of audit tools.
We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours, and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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