Job summary

Would you like to improve the experience of being in hospital for our patients? Are you passionate about being part of a team who aim to provide excellent care and support to our patients? If the answer is yes then this role could be for you! We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a housekeeper on East Ward at Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital. There are two wards at Hinckley which provide sub-acute care, palliative care and rehabilitation. These wards are two of thirteen across seven sites which form the Trusts Inpatient Community Health Services division. You are welcome to visit during the application process to give you an insight into the role. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the name on this advert.

The working hours for this post are 12.00 - 20.00, five days per week over a roster covering Monday to Sunday.

Free parking is available on site.

The local bus transport network has a stop near the hospital.

The Trust encourages a healthy work life balance and flexible working opportunities are available.

Main duties of the job

Housekeepers are a vital part of our ward teams and aid the nursing and multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient care. This role includes but is not limited to -

Helping patients with their nutrition and hydration to include serving meals, assisting patients to feed themselves or feeding them.

Maintaining a clean, tidy and welcoming ward environment.

Sitting with patients who may require one to one support and supervision.

Managing stores and store rooms.

Working closely with the Ward Manager in maintaining and monitoring clinical and environmental standards including the use of audit tools.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.