Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to the role of department Housekeeper within these 2 busy Outpatient settings.

The services are at Castle Hill Hospital/ Hull Royal Infirmary, an expectation that you will be required to work across both sites to help maintain the high standards expected of the service.

Plastic Surgery and Dermatology is a busy services that requires you in conjunction with the nursing team to ensure that high standards are maintained to deliver a quality service. A significant aspect of the role is effective stock control together with directly contacting companies for pricing and discounts. Ensuring that equipment and facilities are maintained as well as managing an effective cleaning and maintenance regime for the medical devices used within the department. Knowledge of working in a care environment would be an advantage but not essential. 

Academic qualifications are not essential although you should possess excellent team working and communication qualities (both written and verbal), IT skills would also be an advantage as most stock ordering is done electronically.  Full training and support will be provided.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to the role of department Housekeeper within these 2 busy Outpatient settings.

The services are at Castle Hill Hospital/ Hull Royal Infirmary, an expectation that you will be required to work across both sites to help maintain the high standards expected of the service.

Plastic Surgery and Dermatology is a busy services that requires you in conjunction with the nursing team to ensure that high standards are maintained to deliver a quality service. A significant aspect of the role is effective stock control together with directly contacting companies for pricing and discounts. Ensuring that equipment and facilities are maintained as well as managing an effective cleaning and maintenance regime for the medical devices used within the department. Knowledge of working in a care environment would be an advantage but not essential. 

Academic qualifications are not essential although you should possess excellent team working and communication qualities (both written and verbal), IT skills would also be an advantage as most stock ordering is done electronically.  Full training and support will be provided.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.