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Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £24,169 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 13/05/2025 Ward Housekeeper - NICUNHS AfC: Band 2Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service Job overviewWe are recruiting for a Ward Housekeeper - NICU who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. You will work as an integral part of the ward team. You will be responsible for the coordination of all patient facilities/services in the ward area and for ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment. The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet ward needs, as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse. You will be required to work closely in maintaining the cleanliness and tidiness of the unit especially the parents’ lounge. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Main duties of the jobTo assist in monitoring and maintaining cleaning standards on the ward. To ensure spot cleaning and spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently, liaising with cleaning staff if required. To ensure the ward is always safe and tidy. E.g. remove clutter, tidy notice boards, signage etc. To maintain upkeep of patients’ cot areas. To identify any problems with cleanliness and report to the ward sister. To ensure isolation nursing areas are cleaned appropriately. To take responsibility for the parent’s lounge and ward kitchen, ensuring it is clean at all times. E.g. discarding out-of-date food, heating of foods and defrosting the fridge. To ensure refrigerated food is labelled and stored correctly as per policy, completing monitoring record of refrigerator temperatures. To ensure in conjunction with the ward sister that parents who are in the parent’s room, meal requirements are actioned as appropriate. To be aware of any new food hygiene standards, changes to waste categorization, etc. Working for our organisationAt East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person specificationQualifications / TrainingGood basic standard of education Willingness to undertake NVQ Level 2 Previous ExperiencePrevious experience in healthcare setting Previous experience in working with babies and their families SkillsGood verbal and written communication skills Ability to communicate and interact effectively with family at a level appropriate to understanding Good customer care skills Maintenance of confidentiality Basic IT skills or willingness to learn KnowledgeUnderstanding of the requirements of the role Basic understanding of health care and NHS issues Other requirementsUnderstanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Punctuality and good attendance record Ability to work as a member of the team Ability to be flexible and responsive to change Empathetic, compassionate non-judgemental attitude Role model our Trust values every day Our values We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together. Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas. Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose. Committed to our Community East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce. We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019. We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@ We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust. We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued. When you apply... 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