Job summary
Employer heading
Domestic and Catering Assistant
Band 2
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Job overview
Our successful domestic team are looking to recruit dynamic, experienced and hard working housekeeping assistants at various sites during an exciting time as we continue to improve our services.
You will provide day to day cleaning duties in line with the NHS cleanliness standards, to ensure the essential and efficient cleaning service to our clinics an Hospital
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Main duties of the job
The primary function of this role is to provide cleaning services to support the clean, safe environment for HRCH NHS Trust patients and colleagues. This work is an essential element to healthcare safety and compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
The post holder will ensure the service is delivered to a high-quality extending care and consideration to patients, staff and visitors.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Providing a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues
- Keeping the HRCH NHS Trust premises clean and tidy and reporting any faults
- Ensuring all equipment used is fully maintained, cleaned, and stored appropriately
- Using resources efficiently and effectively for each cleaning task.
Working for our organisation
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.
Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were namedÌý‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’Ìýby the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards.
In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. If you enjoy a challenge and want to go home each day knowing you made a difference, you will thrive in our organisation.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed information about the role .Ìý
This advert may close early if there are a high number of applicants.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Previous cleaning experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the health care profession or hotel industry
- Catering experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good command of English
Desirable criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Housekeeping knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of manual handling procedures
- Awareness of COSH
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
- Mari Diogo
- Job title
- Soft FM Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919367822
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