Housekeeper

As Housekeeper, you will be responsible for ensuring that all clinical areas have the appropriate stock needed to run clinics, that ordering is efficient, cost effective, and timely, and rotated to ensure patient safety at all times.

You will also be liaising with the clinical and administrative staff to ensure all areas are stocked in date, and wastage kept to a minimum.

You will also be require to liaise with external agencies to procure equipment, medications and stock items on a regular basis, and maintain records of this, working with the finance team to ensure balances are kept.

You will be responsible for regular maintenance, and management of calibration of equipment on a yearly basis

You will also be required to help maintain regular checks and quality control measures for Equipment and medical devices withing the surgery

You will work under the management & supervision of the Lead Nurse, and sit withing the Nursing team structure

The role of housekeeper will be responsible for the following roles:

Ordering all medical stock for use in Clinics.

Ensuring stock ordered has arrived, is in correct working order & rotating existing stock to ensure patient safety.

Keeping accurate records of orders placed, and received.

Regular emergency equipment checks under direction of the Lead Nurse including management of cloud storage data

Management of procurement services to ensure efficient & effective balancing of budgets

Stocking & tidying all clinical areas

Maintain calibration & PAT testing service & records yearly

Management of Equipment loaning service to patients

Assisting with Health promotion campaigns withing the surgery under supervision from Nursing staff, including maintaining our Notice boards, public health campaigns and newsletters

Liaising with local authorities to provide campaign resources, and supplies to help promote public health

We are Situated in a busy & well connected area of Hertfordshire on the North London Border with good bus, train & road links.

We are a busy and diverse practice with over 40 clinical & non Clinical staff offering a wide range of General practice Services.

We are an accredited active practice, as well as an accredited Veteran friendly practice, and our Reviews are consistently good.

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We are CQC rated as Good at our most recent inspection

We are part of the Herts 5 Primary care Network, and collaborate with other local services to ensure we provide the best care, tailored to our local population

Experience

Desirable: - working in Primary care or similar healthcare environment

Additional skills

Essential: - Good interpersonal Skills; - Ability to work in a team; - Reliable; - Motivated to learn

Qualifications

Desirable: - Some Knowledge of medical terminology, or previous experience in General practice.