Job summary
- Main area
- HOUSE-KEEPER (D5)
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7181204
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL - WARD D5
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,169 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

HOUSE KEEPER (D5)
Band 2
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking house keeper to join our D5 General Surgical ward. The ward consists of 33 beds, both male and female and have a variety of patients who have required surgery. We specialise in Stoma care and have a dedicated stoma team based on the ward.
Some of our patients have memory problems, some may have a diagnosis of dementia and some may experience delirium. It therefore takes a special kind of house keeper to show patience, dedication, understanding and compassion.
Main duties of the job
As the house keeper for ward D5, you are expected to co-ordinate non clinical ward services, the work will include:-
- Talking to and reassuring patients
- Keeping the ward clean & tidy – including the stock room (house keepers domain – 1st 15 steps makes a difference)
- Serving and clearing away meals
- Preparing snacks (toast) and drinks
- Some clerical and admin tasks (i.e - documenting on appropriate dietary charts / laminating)
- Documenting the patient’s hydration on the hospital computer (patient track)
- Receiving visitors
- Orientating new staff / volunteers
- Datix any staffing issues of the day
- Ordering non clinical supplies
- Equipment maintenance – any broken equipment – sending it to medical appliances to be fixed
- Putting away stock & laundry deliveries
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our Expectations:
Meet & greet patients & relatives
Keep the ward clutter free & tidy
Good Punctuality
High Professionalism
Always Caring / Compassionate
Willingness to learn & open minded
Always be Confidential
Maintain dignity & respect at all times
To work in a safe & cost effective manner
Adhere to the uniform policy
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Able to organise self and deliver tasks effectively
Desirable criteria
- Past experience in a caring role / house keeping role
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- An ability to be patient focused
Desirable criteria
- Attention to detail
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate how you will personally contribute to keeping the ward tidy & clutter free
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Understanding of confidentiality
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Understanding of health & safety
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Presents self positively and communicates confidently
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Understanding of caring.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jaya Sheela & Kerry Brown
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4004
- Additional information
Jaya Sheela is the ward manager on ward D5
Kerry Brown can also be contacted in support of this post advert
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
- Telephone
- 01614194720 ext.117081
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