Job summary
- Main area
- Theatres
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 409-6807824
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helens
- Town
- St Helens
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper/Storekeeper - Theatres
NHS AfC: Band 2
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Housekeeper/Storekeeper to join our dedicated Theatre Team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder will be expected to perform a range of tasks operating both within a team and independently. You will be involved in all aspects of indirect patient care under supervision of the Team Leader, ensuring the tidiness and appearance of our Operating Theatre Department.
The successful candidate will be expected to continue the efforts of our hard-working team to ensure that high standard and safe working practices are maintained, which is conducive for our patients, visitors and dedicated staff.
This position is based at St Helens Hospital, however the post holder may be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens Hospital sites.
Please note, this vacancy may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.
A Standard DBS is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking household support tasks.
- To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within theatres which the Team Leader feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
- To ensure the health and Safety of patients and staff are considered at all times.
- To ensure that privacy and confidentiality of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
- To be aware and assist with maintaining stock levels in theatres for clinical and non-clinical items,
- Ensure that theatre supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks are at the levels set by the materials management team
- All stock is to be checked against delivery note and put away when brought from logistics on a weekly/daily basis and ensure correct correspondence with purchase invoices and report any discrepancies.
- To ensure stock is rotated according to their expiry dates.
- To ensure the theatre department including non-clinical areas are clean and tidy at all times
- To maintain staff changing rooms.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking household support tasks.
- To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within theatres which the Team Leader feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
- To ensure the health and Safety of patients and staff are considered at all times.
- To ensure that privacy and confidentiality of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
- To be aware and assist with maintaining stock levels in theatres for clinical and non-clinical items,
- Ensure that theatre supplies are appropriately stored and that stocks are at the levels set by the materials management team
- All stock is to be checked against delivery note and put away when brought from logistics on a weekly/daily basis and ensure correct correspondence with purchase invoices and report any discrepancies.
- To ensure stock is rotated according to their expiry dates.
- To ensure the theatre department including non-clinical areas are clean and tidy at all times.
- To maintain staff changing rooms.
- To ensure the scrubs holding area is clean and tidy at all times.
- To maintain staff tearoom fridges and microwaves as per Trust Policy.
- To maintain infection control and prevention as per trust policy.
- To comply with all other Trust policies and procedures.
- To collect/deliver items or messages to and from departments within the Trust
- This role involves moving and handling of bulk stock items using various methods such as stock cages and trolleys. Relevant training will be provided as required.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To attend regular mandatory update training, fire lectures, moving and handling and resuscitation training within the requirements of the trusts health and safety policy.
- To support learners in the area as own skills develop. Assist in the training and developing for individuals undergoing training in your area.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent, in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- Food/Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience working within a Health Care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Effective communication skills
- Computer literate
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Peter Jenkins
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07407874611
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