Housekeeper/Receptionist

at  Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

To carry out a broad range of general housekeeping/reception duties associated with the functions of the Pathology Department ensuring that a high-quality service is maintained.
Keep all laboratory communal areas clean and tidy.
Cover for the Pathology Receptionist during lunch breaks, holidays and sickness absence. (Duties include: greeting visitors to Pathology, taking calls, dealing with incoming/outgoing post, allocation of staff lockers, maintaining a car registration database, booking of meeting rooms).
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Keep all laboratory communal areas clean and tidy.
Prepare meeting rooms for external/internal visits.
Assist the Corporate Secretary when required with external visits.
Maintain and sort the laboratory coat cupboard, disposing of old coats and informing the Corporate Secretary when new stock is required.
Empty confidential waste bins and obtain replacement sacks from the post room.
Load, unload and drain the dishwasher, keep kitchen area clean & tidy.
Re-stock photocopiers/printers with paper, replenishing paper supplies daily.
Maintain and replenish stock levels of refreshments, disposable cups & hand gel stations.
Deliver posts to internal depts/staff
Check stock in stationary cupboard and replace as necessary.
Replenish and run the Pathology tuck shop with stock obtained by the Chair of the staff forum.
Assist laboratory staff with unpacking of stock and disposal of packaging appropriately.
Cover for the Pathology Receptionist during lunch breaks, holidays and sickness absence. (Duties include: greeting visitors to Pathology, taking calls, dealing with incoming/outgoing post, laminating, allocation of staff lockers, maintaining a car registration database, booking of meeting rooms).
Any other general ad hoc housekeeping/administration duties as required

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