Housekeeper

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen offering a part time Housekeeper to work within the District Nursing Services base in Irlam as part of Salford Care Organisation.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Housekeeper to provide efficient high-quality service to patients and be responsible for the co-ordination of all patient equipment and supplies for the district nursing team and the adults with health needs in the community.

You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise across multi agencies and multi-disciplinary departments.

The ability to work independently and adapt to an environment of changing priorities is an essential component to consistently facilitate a patient focused approached.

If you relate to the above qualities and are looking for a new challenge within a busy yet friendly environment, then we’d like to invite you to join our team and be a part of our journey to success

We strongly recommend an informal chat and/or visit.

**Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.**

**Main duties of the job**:
We require a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual to work as a Housekeeper within the Adult Community Nursing Services. This role includes the undertaking of daily organisation, maintaining stock levels, audits, and cleanliness of the environment.

You will be working with a fantastic and supportive team who will be happy to assist you as settle within the team. Regular feedback and one-to-one will be provided to ensure that you stay happy in your job.

Duties include supporting equipment needs of adults with complex health needs in the community, management of stock, supporting maintenance of equipment, also including general housekeeping of the base.

It is essential that you are able to work in an orderly and systematic manner, possess good literacy, IT, numeracy, communication and organisational skills.

You should have a caring attitude, as well as the ability to work effectively under direction as part of a multidisciplinary team.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Qualifications to NVQ 2 level or equivalent experience
- GCSE A-C or equivalent in English.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Relevant IT/computer NVQ or ECDL qualification.

**Knowledge, Training & Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working in an open office environment, providing a client focused service
- Good written and verbal communication skill

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working with IT systems

**Skills and abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Willingness to learn new skills
- Willing to undertake the training required to carry out the job
- Must abide by the Trust’s policies and procedures
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

**Desirable criteria**:

- Agree to personal development within the scope of the post
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

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