Housekeeper inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area Housekeeper Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri with some flexibility on occasions) Job ref 349-MRI-7009215*

Site Manchester Royal Infirmary Town Manchester Salary £23,615 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/03/2025 23:59

Job Overview

This is an exciting new role within Ward 44 at Manchester Royal Infirmary which you will allow you to work closely with the Ward managers, nurses, support and domestic staff to ensure a safe, clean and organised clinical environment.

You will take responsibility for ensuring that all medical equipment is clean and well maintained. You will ensure and maintain safe stock levels on the ward. You will assist with ensuring a safe clean environment and the ordering and provision of food and drink. You will be responsible for assisting with the patient experience tracker and obtaining feedback from patients and their families with the Friends and Family Test (FFT). You will assist the team in continuous quality improvement work.

You will have an organised and positive approach to ensure the tasks at hand are carried out in a timely, effective manner and maintain the environmental database. Able to cope well under pressure, you will utilise excellent communication and team skills.

The Right Candidate Will

• have ability to use own initiative and closely with a second housekeeper
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Able to work under indirect supervision
• Ability to plan and prioritise time & workload
  
  

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral part of the team, responsible for the co-ordination of services within the Ward area and work as part of the multi-professional team, to ensure a clean, safe and comfortable environment.

The main elements of the role include catering responsibilities, cleaning,

maintaining stores, minor maintenance of equipment and re-stocking of areas together with other specified tasks as directed by the shift leader. The post holder will be required to work closely with contractors, support services, monitor quality standards, report deficiencies, and take appropriate action. The post holder will ensure that the tidiness and appearance of the department is conducive to good patient care. Patients’ privacy and dignity must be always respected.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Has previously worked with members of the public
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous work within a healthcare setting
  
  

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Housekeeper job description (PDF, 194.7KB)
• Person specification (PDF, 176.4KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 933.7KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Marie Jones Job title Ward Manager Email address Telephone number

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