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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: Flexible working to include Bank Holidays when required
Hours
Part time - 25 hours per week (See advert)
Job ref
236-NCA-EA034-24-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fairfield General Hospital
Town
Bury
Salary
£22,383 Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Domestic Housekeeper

Band 2

Job overview

You will be part of a team working within our Estates & Facilities department, offering a high quality, flexible and customer focused service. 

We are looking for individuals that can contribute to the team, someone who has a can-do attitude, cheerful and is willing to go those extra few miles to make the patient and customers experience the best it can be.

Someone who is responsible, reliable, understands what good customer service is, and will maintain good Health and Safety standards.

 - Monday to Friday  07.30-13.00 (25hrs) Inc. 30min unpaid break.

Must be flexible to cover bank holidays if required

The successful applicant will have to cope with pressure and working to strict time frames.

Main duties of the job

The Domestic Housekeeper is an important member of the team  who supports the wards.  Assisting with completing patient menus, preparing & serving patient breakfasts and proving hot & cold refreshments at regular intervals. 

Other responsibilities include daily cleaning of equipment and patient kitchen areas, ensuring  fridge temperatures are taken and recorded accurately.

Maintaining the required  levels of stock and rotation of food items.

You will be required to carry out specific  duties to set procedures and standards. You will be required to work as part of a team and have the ability to use a degree of initiative to prioritise and organise the daily duties, whilst maintaining a professional approach at all times.

Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.  

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Food Hygiene Level 1
  • Basic English (verbal, written & reading)
  • Basic maths
  • Good understanding of Health & Safety
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within a healthcare setting
  • Experience working in hospitality or catering industry
  • Demonstrates good customer service skills

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Working with own initiative

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Tattersall
Job title
Domestic Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 778 3059
Additional information

Sandra Richmond

Team Manager

Tele: 0161 778 3680

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