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We are looking for a dynamic highly motivated House Keeper / Store Keeper to join the forward thinking team in the new Day Treatment Centre (DTC). The DTC consists of an admission area, 4 operating theatres, a day case assessment area and recovery suite.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an individual who is dedicated to improving patient care.

You will be primarily responsible for housekeeping/ storekeeping in the DTC and we are looking for someone who can work independently as an House Keeper / Store Keeper whilst integrating into the wider MDT.

This centre will enable our teams to carry out thousands of additional low complexity procedures in specialties such as musculoskeletal health (MSK), urology, surgery and some cardiothoracic services, and as such this role is busy yet rewarding job.

• Interview date: 26 June 2023
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

An exciting opportunity to join our team to help provide efficient support for daycase surgeries from multiple specialties. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking, Housekeeper/storekeeper who will work as an integral part of the team ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment at all times. Applicants must have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work under non-direct supervision, prioritising your own workload. It is necessary to have a flexible approach within this role and be able to respond appropriately to the demands of an ever-changing workload. You will need excellent interpersonal skills, as you will be liaising with patients, visitors and other staff throughout the working day. Our Housekeeper/store keeper provides an invaluable service to the patients and team in the Day Treatment Centre.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

• Be an effective memberof the multi-disciplinary team assisting the Ward /Department to maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the patients, their families and visitors.
• Report any concerns regarding the patient’s condition to the qualified nurse.
• Maintain patient’s privacy and dignity at all times.
• Report to the Nurse in Charge any issues that may prevent cleaning or

compromise the safety of the environment.

• Actively contribute to the provision of nutrition of the patients on the

Ward/Department.

• May undertake administrative and clinical duties as required
• To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.