Housekeeper | South NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Do you want to join a new and exciting team at Skylark ward. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Housekeeper. Skylark ward a specialist 11 bedded unit providing inpatient service for older adults based at the Skylark Unit, Avondale, Royal Preston Hospital. The Unit provides assessment and interventions for clients, operates seven days a week and is accessible 24hrs per day.

• Work as part of a key team undertaking responsibility for providing a clean environment for patients, visitors and staff for Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust.
• Demonstrate a considerate and friendly approach to duties and work as part of a team.
• Interact compassionately with patients, service users and carers, who have a range of mental health conditions and learning disabilities.

• Previous experience would be advantageous but full training in all duties will be given.
• Show a considerate and friendly approach and be able to work as part of a team.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services. LSCFT supports flexible working, we consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service. If you would like to discuss this post further or want to arrange an informal visit please contact Shingai Musuka Matron or Jonathon McCann Ward Manager on

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