Senior Housekeeper | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6241782/321-SW1-6067742-B3-1 |
Summary
Do you enjoy helping people?
Would you enjoy working in a rewarding setting?
If the answer is yes then read on!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual, to join our team as a Senior Housekeeper based in the Cancer & Haematology Day Treatment Unit (DTU), Churchill Hospital, Oxford. We care for patients with malignant tumours or blood disorders, requiring chemotherapy and other supportive treatments.
The unit is open Mon – Fri 08:00 – 19:00hrs; Sat 08:00 – 16:00hrs . The unit has 40 treatment chairs and we treat approximately 100 patients per day.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, with an enthusiastic, committed and professional approach. Candidates should be excellent team players with the ability to use their own initiative and judgement to resolve issues. They should also have a tactful, sensitive manner, work well under pressure, with a flexible approach and a willingness to suggest ideas for improvements. No previous NHS experience is needed, just an ability to demonstrate compassion and a commitment to learning new skills.
Successful candidates can look forward to working in a professional environment with a team that is passionate about delivering outstanding care to patients and their families.
We would highly recommend that you come and visit our area to see what we can offer you. For further details contact: Jane Burke or Liz Mellish on 235577
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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
Overall Aims:
• To work as an integral part of the DTU team ensuring a high-quality service to patients and to provide a service that ensures that the patients’ needs are satisfied and DTU requirements are met.
• To assist the DTU Nurse Managers and Deputies to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facilities services to properly maintain the patient environment and services to patients.
• To work effectively as part of the DTU Nursing Team and ensure that all non-clinical aspects of the patient’s comfort are attended to.
• Maintain a safe, well stocked, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• To supervise an effective waste segregation and disposal service ensuring compliance with all relevant procedures and legislation, (particularly in relation to chemotherapy).
*Please see full Job Description for more details*
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024
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