Job summary
Employer heading
Housekeeper
NHS AfC: Band 2
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Housekeeper
Thorndon Ward, Brentwood Community Hospital, Essex.
We are the leading provider of Community Health Services in South West Essex and are part of the family of North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT).
Main duties of the job
We are seeking enthusiastic people with excellent communication skills to deliver hospitality services within our in-patient settings, ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained. The applicants need understanding of the uniqueness of older people and able to work within an inter-professional team to deliver a high level of housekeeping duties to meet the patient’s and service needs.
In return you will get a competitive salary, Training and Development opportunities, Management and Clinical support and access to other NHS benefits.
Dependent on the nature of the post we can be flexible about the working hours, and the Trust is committed to the principles of Improving Working Lives. So if you think you have the drive and experience and want to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,136 and a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a House Keeper
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Edith Matare
- Job title
- Modern Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01277 695121
- Additional information
07834 107106
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