Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
* Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
* NVQ 2 or BTEC in health and social care
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
* Previous experience in the healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience as a housekeeper or similar role within a ward/clinic setting in a hospital
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY
Essential criteria
* Ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team (both verbally and non-verbally).
* Ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues
* Understanding of confidentiality in the work place.
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to prioritise own work load.
* Understanding of IT systems.
* Awareness of safety and quality issues within the ward environment.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
* Confident, approachable.
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to working within a team.
* Enthusiasm and motivation to develop knowledge and skills.
* Professionalism at all times.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
* Must be willing to work flexibly
* Must be willing to work unsocial hours including weekends and bank holidays as the service requires.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
* Job Description (PDF, 440.4KB)
* Additional Information (PDF, 308.1KB)
* Our Promise (PDF, 313.3KB)
* Remarkable People (PDF, 3.4MB)
* Our Promise (PDF, 331.6KB)
* AFC Remarkable People (PDF, 1.3MB)
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