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Job summary

Main area
Specialist Surgery - 6A
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 35 hours per week
Job ref
321-NOTSS-6384063-B3
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ward 6A
Town
Headington
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Housekeeper

NHS AfC: Band 3

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

 

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

 

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

 

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values


 

Job overview

To liaise with the cleaning contractor/in-house housekeeping services/Monitoring Officers to ensure that cleaning standards on the Wards meet the agreed specification and any unsatisfactory areas are rectified.
*  To work effectively with the cleaning and catering staff as well as their supervisors to ensure that standards and policies are met.
* To liaise with the nursing and housekeeping team regarding the patient’s day, ensuring that work is planned in the most appropriate way to provide a prioritised patient focused and seamless service.
*  To ensure, in conjunction with the ward co-ordinator, that patients are provided with appropriate beverages at regular intervals throughout the day. To make and serve beverages to relatives as instructed by the nursing staff and to ensure that patients have the necessary access to beverages throughout their stay in hospital.
*  To ensure that all patients have completed menu cards, giving assistance where necessary, and ensuring appropriate selections are made dependent on the patient’s dietary requirements. Ensure that the menus are returned to the catering department by the required time.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of House keeper is  to work as an integral part of the ward team ensuring a high quality service and environment to patients and liaise with other department such as cleaning coordinators, nursing team ,estate  in doing so .

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the ordering of any supplies required and to ensure stock is appropriately stored and controlled without excess.
* To establish and maintain effective communication links with ward/dept. staff and other service providers. To actively promote the importance of good housekeeping practices amongst all ward/dept. staff and visitors.
*  Where appropriate to the position undertake such duties as deemed necessary as directed by the ward/dept. manager, or, in their absence, the ward co-coordinator in order to assist the ward team in carrying out patient care and to ensure that the patients needs are met.
* Co-operate with the Trust in maintaining suitable standards of health and safety, including adhering to all Trust policies and procedures. Always work in compliance with rules and working practices. Report all unsafe situations, incidents and accidents as appropriate.
* To be fully conversant with COSHH regulations and assist with training and education of staff related to this.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience working with the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Embracing Equality Diversity InclusionDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Samantha Wallace
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865221806
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