Housekeeper Antenatal services | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per anum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M8 5RB |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6194185/349-SMH-6194185 |
Summary
We are seeking a motivated and committed Housekeeper to join our team within the Antenatal outpatient service at Saint Mary's at North Manchester General Hospital.
This is an exciting and pivotal role in which you will work closely with the Antenatal Clinic manager, midwives, support 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 and will undertake the ordering of stock and equipment for the antenatal clinics , ensuring that stock levels are maintained.
You will be required to assist with gathering feedback from women and their families using the patient experience tracker and friend's and family test. You will also be take part in continuous quality improvement work alongside the rest of the antenatal team.
The role will also require you to work closely with women and their families, providing reassurance and answering any queries they may have.
Educated to a high standard, you might already have some experience in a similar role. You must be able to empathise with and consider patients as you go about your duties, 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.
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
The right candidate will:
• Have the ability to use their own initiative
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have the ability to work under indirect supervision
• Ability to plan and prioritise own time and workload
• Be able to work in a busy environment
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.
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!
This advert closes on Friday 19 Apr 2024
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