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Job summary

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Community Diagnostic Centre
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent: Seven day working rota. Working across both CDC sites (Northgate and JPUH)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (7 day working pattern)
Job ref
177-EMER-6811632-B
Employer
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northgate and James Paget Sites
Town
Great Yarmouth
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/05/2025 23:59

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Community Diagnostic Centre Housekeeper

NHS AfC: Band 2

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. 
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: 
 
  • Putting patients first
  • Aiming to get it right 
  • Recognising that everybody counts
  • Doing everything openly and honestly

 
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Job overview

We are recruiting Housekeepers for our brand new CDC at Northgate, Great Yarmouth.

Are you a friendly, organised, and a compassionate individual looking to make a difference in our community? We have exciting opportunities for dedicated Housekeepers to join our team at the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Northgate, Great Yarmouth.

Our Community Diagnostic Centres are at the forefront of delivering high-quality diagnostic services to the local community. We are committed to providing a welcoming and efficient environment for all patients, carers  and visitors. As a part of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a smooth and positive experience for everyone who walks through our doors. 

The CDCs will open over a 7 day week and the post holder must be prepared to work on a rota that will incorporate weekend working.

The post holder will be expected to work across both CDC sites at James Paget and Northgate to support staffing and rota’s. 

Main duties of the job

Our Community Diagnostic Centres are at the forefront of delivering high-quality diagnostic services to the local community. You should be committed to providing a welcoming and efficient environment for all patients and visitors. As a part of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a smooth and positive experience for everyone who walks through our doors.

You will be an integral part of the Community Diagnostic Centre team, ensuring that the department is kept clean; environment is properly maintained to provide a high quality of service to patients and their families, and to ensure sufficient levels of stock are maintained.

Working for our organisation

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         To visually check the overall cleanliness of the Community Diagnostic Centre under the direction of the Community Diagnostic Centre Business Support Manager, monitoring the cleaning specification and maintenance schedule taking remedial action as appropriate.

 

·         To liaise with the Domestic staff to ensure the staff rest room and all associated equipment is clean.

 

·         To alert the Community Diagnostic Centre Management team to any areas of concern.

 

·         To ensure areas are clean and clutter free. E.g. wiping down the seats within the patient waiting area.

 

·         To ensure supplies cupboard is tidy and stock levels are adequate taking remedial action and advising the service leads as appropriate. Ensuring that equipment in use is within expiry dates. 

 

·         To collect and deliver equipment and test results from other areas of hospital as required.

 

·         To collect and deliver medication and drug charts from Pharmacy as appropriate.

 

·         To be confident in the use of Trust equipment ordering systems, and types of and amount of required stock for the department.

 

·         To work with relevant staff to ensure that all stock and equipment is in good working order, escalating concerns to the service lead or Community Diagnostic Centre Management Team.  

 

·         Work closely with the wider services within the Community Diagnostic Centre to ensure they are aware of the correct processes to follow for waste disposal, stock ordering, and stock distribution.

 

·         To support the Community Diagnostic Centre Management Team as requested. 

 

See attached job description/person specification for further details.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of literacy
Desirable criteria
  • Good computer knowledge

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous ward/department experience in health care setting
  • Knowledge of Trust infection control procedures
Desirable criteria
  • Domestic based background/knowledge, cleaning will be an integral part of this role

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate initiative and common sense
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal
  • Kind and caring
  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Friendly and outgoing
  • Approachable
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Flexible and dependable

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Has use of own car and willing to work across both sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementCare Leaver CovenantCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Megan Mackleworth
Job title
CDC Business Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01493 452704
Additional information

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