Job summaryThe North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to recruit highly motivated, experienced, knowledgeable of the hospital environment housekeeper to join our excellent team of 3 house keepers in the Emergency Department.Main duties of the jobThe ideal candidate will be available to start as soon as possible on a full time contract in the diverse Trust in North London.North Middlesex Emergency Department is one of the busiest single-site hospital emergency and urgent care departments in the country with almost 160,000 attendances last year.Our Emergency Department is an enjoyable, productive and highly rewarding environment, where the successful candidate will learn, develop and progress with their career goals. We are proud to provide the best available service for our local community. Our Department is currently undergoing reconfiguration to improve patient care and adapt to the recommendations in response to the corona virus pandemic.North Middlesex has the busiest Pediatric Emergency Department in London, which has recently won the Pediatric award for training in London from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health.We also run the Urgent Treatment Centre, staffed by General Practitioners and Emergency Nurse Practitioners.The Emergency Department is also a Major Trauma Unit, running a 24-hour Trauma Team.About usOur Emergency Department is an enjoyable, productive and highly rewarding environment, where the successful candidate will learn, develop and progress with their career goals. We are proud to provide the best available service for our local community. Our Department is currently undergoing reconfiguration to improve patient care and adapt to the recommendations in response to the corona virus pandemic.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo act as Housekeeper, ensuring the patient service and theclinical environment are managed and maintained toappropriate standards. To maintain a high standard ofcleanliness without direct supervision. To support theward/department staff in the smooth running of their areaand to come into contact with patients. The post holder willbe instrumental in ensuring stock requirements EDare met. The post holder is required to use their initiative andtake responsibility for themselves and the quality of theirwork and the service they provide to patients.The post will be required to have knowledge of the IT system (stock ordering, procurement and escalation in timely fashion) to have an overview on the stock of consumable as well as non consumable items.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialKnowledge of NHS procurement system (e.g. NHS supply chain/ APTOS/PECOS/or similar)DesirablePrior knowledge of procurement (consumables and non consumable items)PERSON SPECIFICATIONEssentialSkills and abilitiesExperiencePersonal qualitiesVaulesOther requirementsDesirableSkills and abilitiesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustAddressEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITALSTERLING WAYEDMONTONN18 1QXEmployer's websitehttps://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)