Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank: As and When Required
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 225-EST-7066609
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £23,615 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2025 12:00
Employer heading
Hotel Services Assistant - Housekeeping (Bank)
Band 2
Job overview
New Cross Hospital are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join us in providing an effective and efficient housekeeping service.
Previous hospital experience is not essential but experience of carrying out similar duties and an understanding of cross infection issues is desirable.
This will be for a 0 hour contract working on the Bank within the Housekeeping department. The hours on offer will predominantly be various between 4pm-11pm Monday to Friday, dependent on the service needs. APPLICANT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THESE HOURS.
Main duties of the job
To undertake Cleaning duties across Trust sites as required, ensuring levels of cleanliness meet the National specification for Cleanliness for the NHS.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with the daily tasks required to maintain the levels of cleanliness required for the environment.
To provide routine information with colleagues, ward /clinic/theatre staff and Supervisor.
To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, e.g. investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.
To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff and visitors.
To comply with all Trust Policies, Infection Prevention protocols and Health and Safety requirements.
To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all work equipment required - e.g. Vacuums, Rangers, and Scrubber/dryers etc. – following Housekeeping standard operating procedures.
To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.
To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with COSHH.
To record personally generated information for compliance to ensure Infection prevention protocols are followed.
To participate in cleanliness audits as required, and Trust surveys.
To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.
To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of cleaning.
- Understanding of Health and Safety regulations in a Healthcare environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of cleaning in an NHS environment.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Supporting information
- Knowledge/understanding of COSHH
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Tipton
- Job title
- Deputy Housekeeping Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 307999
- Additional information
Extension 88812
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