Assistant Housekeeper
Job Description
Job summary
Assistant Housekeeper - Community Diagnostic Centre, Slough
Full-Time Positions Available? Monday to Friday | 09:00 - 17:00
Join our friendly and dedicated team at the Community Diagnostic Centre in Slough, where you'll play an important role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients and visitors.
We are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic, and reliable individuals to become part of our Facilities Team. This role is essential in helping us provide an excellent experience for every patient by maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness throughout the department.
What We're Looking For- Positive attitude and strong work ethic
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Attention to detail and pride in maintaining high standards
Previous cleaning experience is preferred but not essential, as full training will be provided.
Why Join Us?- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Supportive team environment
- Full training provided
- Meaningful role supporting patient care and wellbeing
If you are motivated, dependable, and enjoy working in a team-focused environment, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Vacuum/mop sweep/damp mop/spot clean/spray buffing of floor surfaces, using machinery as required.
- Vacuum carpeted areas, daily removal of spots or stains, and shampooing of carpets using machinery on Housekeeping supervisors
- Collection and tagging of all rubbish, removing bags, clinical waste bins, sharps bins and flattened cardboard containers to designated collection points .
- Ensuring that waste is correctly segregated at the collection point, and placed into locked containers, as required by Trust Policy.
- Replace bags on stands/containers, with the correct colour code, and ensure that containers are clean.
- Damp dust lockers, over-bed tables, chairs, beds, ledges, over-bed lights, pipes, radiators (remove cages as instructed) bed and locker wheels.
- Use cleaning equipment and technology as required
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent, to include English and Mathematics.
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 in cleaning and support services building interior
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a similar role desirable but not essential
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic Cleaning Skills
- Able to work as a member of a team
- Able to communicate verbally and understand instructions
Desirable
- Understanding of reasons for cleaning
Special Requirments
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- Respect for patient privacy and confidentiality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Slough Community Diagnostic Centre
79 Church Street
Slough
SL1 1TH
United Kingdom