Housekeeper

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team and provide support under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. To provide support to both the nursing, domestic and clerical staff to help in the smooth and efficient running of the unit. To ensure that the ward is clean, safe and welcoming to all patients, staff and visitors by assisting with housekeeping duties associated with the unit. This also includes carrying out audits within the ward as appropriate.

Reporting to the Senior Nurse on shift or the Ward Sister and ultimately to the Ward Matron for the ward enabling them to deliver services effectively and efficiently to patients and service users.

Examples of specific jobs that the post holder will undertake include completing patient menus and serving food for patients, liaising between the ward staff and hotel services, cleaning of equipment and patient areas, assisting patients with packing belonging on discharge, reporting faulty equipment, completing audits and ordering laundry supplies, and maintaining tidy stores areas.

Please come and join our highly skilled, motivated and innovative team including medics, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists all ward based to ensure that our patients receive the best possible individualised care all in single rooms.

Corby Community Hospital is one of five Community Hospitals within Northamptonshire who all work closely to share best practice and develop services for our local population., NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.