Job overview

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS trust are  looking  to recruit a Housekeeper for the Frailty, Ward 8 at Hull Royal Infirmary. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team on a part time basis.

The successful candidate will report to the Senior Sister and work within the team ensuring  staff and patient areas are clean and tidy and stocked up.  Assisting with  meal service,  liaising with supplies and ordering stock and reporting faults. 

The successful applicant will be expected to cover a 7 day service opposite the existing House keeper.  

Main duties of the job

To work along side the nursing team to provide excellent care for the frailty patient. Ward 8 specialises in caring for older people and those with Dementia. 

The successful candidate will  be responsible for ensuring equipment is cleaned and well maintained and reporting faults. You will liaise with the supply team, catering team and domestic staff to ensure the environment is safe clean and well stocked.  You also be required to assist with meal service. The successful candidate needs to be have good communication and interpersonal skills - a lot of the patients on ward 8 have confusion or dementia and need a lot of reassurance.     

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.