Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the leading Trust for teaching, research and specialist services in the North West of England. We provide an extensive range of district general hospital services to the local population of central Manchester and tertiary and specialist services to patients from across the North West and beyond.

We are seeking a motivated and committed Housekeeper to join our team on Ward 4 at Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Campus. You will be working 37.5 hours Monday to Sunday.

This is an exciting and key role in which you will work closely with the nursing and domestic staff to ensure a safe, clean and organised clinical environment.

You will take responsibility for ensuring that all medical equipment is clean and well maintained. You will undertake the ordering of stores and equipment on the ward, ensuring that stock levels are maintained. You will be responsible for assisting with the patient experience tracker and obtaining feedback from patients and their families with the Friends and Family Test (FFT) questionnaires. You will assist the team in continuous quality improvement work. The role also entails working with patients reassuring them and answering any queries they may have.

You will have an organised and positive approach to ensure the tasks at hand are carried out in a timely, effective manner. Able to cope well under pressure, you will utilise excellent communication and team skills.

To assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards and
infection control practices in the Ward area as appropriate.

Spot cleaning to ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

To ensure general and specialist equipment e.g. drip stands, infusion
pumps, syringe drivers and patient shared equipment are cleaned as
per the cleaning policy.

To ensure that the Ward is always safe and tidy, there must be a
high standard of cleanliness maintained e.g. remove clutter, keep area
tidy.

To maintain the cleanliness and tidiness of patient’s bed areas

To identify any problems with cleanliness and liaise with the shift leader and Domestic Supervisor/Clinical Nurse Leader as appropriate.

Maintaining the Environment

To carry out monitoring of service delivery especially related to
cleaning, linen and the environment at the agreed frequency.

Inform the Shift Leader/ Ward Manager of outcomes of monitoring and agree action plans ensuring action is taken.

To prepare bed areas following the discharge of patient, paying
particular attention to infection control policies and procedure.

To respect the privacy and dignity of patients and their relatives whilst carrying out housekeeping duties.

Ensure adequate stocks of linen are available and monitoring and
reporting quality of linen provided.

To ensure that areas are clean and prepared in conjunction with the
nursing team.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

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