Housekeeper

We are seeking a Housekeeper to join our team at Fairbrook Medical Centre, a busy GP surgery in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The successful candidate will play a vital role in managing and supporting the day-to-day running of our clinical services. 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.

Main Duties:

• Ordering all medical stock for use in clinics
• Ensuring stock ordered has arrived, is in correct working order, and rotating existing stock to ensure patient safety
• Keeping accurate records of orders placed and received
• Regular emergency equipment checks under the direction of the Lead Nurse
• Management of procurement services to ensure efficient and effective balancing of budgets
• Stocking and tidying all clinical areas
• Maintaining calibration and PAT testing service and records yearly
• Management of Equipment loaning service to patients
• Assisting with Health promotion campaigns within the surgery under supervision from Nursing staff
• Liaising with local authorities to provide campaign resources and supplies to help promote public health

About Us: We are situated in a busy and well-connected area of Hertfordshire on the North London border with good bus, train, and road links. We are a busy and diverse practice with over 40 clinical and 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. We are CQC-rated as Good at our most recent inspection and are part of the Herts 5 Primary care Network.

Person Specification:

• 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: Essential - Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and proficient in general IT skills, organisational skills, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, ability to prioritise tasks when faced with multiple demands, ability to show initiative
• Desirable: Some knowledge of medical terminology or previous experience in General practice

Benefits:

• Salary: £12.71 per hour
• Permanent contract
• Part-time working pattern