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Housekeeper Ward 7A Chemotherapy Day Unit | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,515 Per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6345817/259-6345817SBH |
Summary
We are recruiting a key member of our ward team, a House Keeper.
We are looking to recruit a special person with anenthusiastic, warmth, highly motivated, energetic individual into avibrant and friendly team of nurses within the Chemotherapy Day Unit. This post is contracted to 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills who can demonstrate an ability to work closely with other team members in providing the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, for a diverse community.
We are seeking for a well-motivated person who will have a genuine enthusiasm, compassionate and dedication as well as effectively apply Our WECARE values within the clinical setting. Our WECARE values shape everything that we do, every single day. They are visible in every interaction we have with each other, our patients and their families.
7A is large day ward which has up to 200 cancer patients attending each day. These patients are often anticipating difficult treatments and we aim to provide them with the best support whilst they are in our waiting & treatment areas. This includes, the provision of a clean & comfortable environment with access to food & hot beverages and, also some physical assistance as needed. The Ward Housekeeper will be an ambassador for the ward, being one of the first people the patients & visitors meet. As the patients attend for repeated treatments the housekeeper should become a familiar & friendly patient support. The house keeper will be asked to provide patients and visitors with key information about how the unit is working – such as outlining any general delays affecting the unit. It will always be the clinical teams who are responsible for informing patients of any updates that are specific to them. But a house keeper focused on supporting patients in the waiting area and, facilitating them to raise any concerns to the nurse coordinators we be a great improvement to our service
****Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role****where we are not able to sponsor due to salary threshold.
***As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.***for ISV online testing
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024