This is a fantastic opportunity to join a welcoming and passionate team. The emergency department is one of the busiest in the country and we need to recruit housekeepers to help cater for the patients that come to our doors with all different conditions.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person who is able to deliver a high standard of care and be able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team assisting staff in the emergency department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for our patients, their families and visitors.
Good communication skills and the ability to work well within a team are essential. Previous experience is desirable but not essential, as training will be given.
To work as part of the team you must be highly motivated and able to prioritise your workload. You must also be able to demonstrate an adaptable, enthusiastic approach to your work, and the ability to manage your workload with various competing demands for your time and attention within a busy clinical area.
The post is suitable for an individual wishing to work as part of the multidisciplinary Team, communicating with patients, families and clinical staff in the environment. You must be able to be courteous, respectful and helpful at all times.
Please note this vacancy may close early once a certain number of applications have been submitted.
• To act as Housekeeper, ensuring the patient service and the clinical environment are managed and maintained to appropriate standards.
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness without direct supervision.
• To support the department staff in the smooth running of their area
and to come into contact with patients.
• The post holder will be instrumental in ensuring patients’ nutritional requirements are met.
• The post holder is required to use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patient
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
• Undertake the collection, ordering and distribution of patient food in a timely manner at appropriate mealtimes.
• Taking menu orders directly from patients.
• Taking delivery of food trolleys.
• The serving of food trays directly to the patient.
• Preparing patients for their meal and directly assisting patients assessed as
suitable by the Registered Nurse.
• The collection and return of trays to food trolleys, noting what patients have/have not eaten and report, where necessary to the nurse in charge.
• Completing bedside food and drink charts.
• Prepare and distribute water jugs to patients as required.
• Prepare and distribute hot and cold drinks to patients as required
• Ensure housekeeping and day-to-day management of the kitchen is maintained in that:
- The area, including any utensils, is clean and fit for use.
- The refrigerator temperature is recorded daily.
- Any consumable items are properly stored and within date.
• Monitor the adequacy of linen deliveries, reporting defects or inadequate
• supplies to the Ward/Unit Manager or nurse in charge of shift.
• Keep the sluice and utility areas tidy and bag soiled linen in accordance with Trust policy.
• To act at all times in a responsible and safe manner while in the department and encourage a warm and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Promote and practice the highest standards of hygiene and the prevention and control of infection at all times.
• Assist the team to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness of clinical based medical equipment i.e., dressing trolleys, drip stands.
• Ensure and monitor that repairs are reported and carried out as quickly as possible on any broken equipment.
• Monitor the clinical areas state of cleanliness, tidiness and carry out any other minor housekeeping duties as required, i.e., remove rubbish and tidy bedside lockers and tables.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025