Job summary
- Main area
- House Keeper
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7156946
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ward Maternity 2, Women's Unit
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,169 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Housekeeper
Band 2
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
**Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role**
We are looking for an motivated , hardworking house keeper to join our mixed antenatal and postnatal ward in the maternity unit.
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 on the ward to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for our patients, their families and visitors.
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.
If so, and you like a challenge, working in a fast paced environment, then this may be the job for you.
Main duties of the job
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
Communications
- To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of a registered midwife.
- To carry out some administrative related tasks for the benefit of the ward including stock ordering and equipment maintenance.
- To communicate effectively when giving/receiving verbal and written information.
Responsibility for Patient Care
- To maintain confidentiality of patient information.
- To carry out any tasks required to maintain the safety, cleanliness and tidiness of the ward area.
- To carry out duties as required, to meet aspects of ward catering (i.e – to help give out the patients meals
- To carry out routine ward maintenance activities including some safety checks.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- As the house keeper for Maternity Ward 2, you will be expected to co-ordinate non clinical ward services, the work will include:-
- Talking to and reassuring patients
- Keeping the ward clean & tidy
- Serving and clearing away meals & preparing snacks and drinks
- Orientating new volunteers
- Datix issues relevant to the role
- Ordering supplies
- Equipment maintenance – any broken equipment – sending it to medical appliances to be fixed
- Putting away stock & laundry deliveries
- Bed Making
- Assisting with some ward safety checks
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent in English or Equivalent Experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of clerical duties
- Computer skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to take direction from senior staff
- Able to comply with Trust policies – understanding of confidentiality
- Able to comply with Trust policies – understanding of confidentiality
- Clean and tidy appearance
- Excellent Organizational Skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a similar role / hospital environment
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Team Player
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Griffin
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4921
- Additional information
For more information or an informal enquiry please contact
Emma Griffin (Ward Manager), Email: [email protected]
Additional contact in ward manager absence: Aimee Hodgkiss (Practice Retention & Recruitment Manager), Email: [email protected]
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