Housekeeper
- NHS
- Full Time
- Chelmsford
- 25272.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are recruiting a housekeeper for our site at Edward House . This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and professional housekeeper to be part of the support team at Edward House to provide a high quality housekeeping service. The ideal candidate will be approachable, flexible and willing to work as part of a team.
To work as part of the team within Edward House you will be Supporting the Ward Manager, Charge Nurses and Ward Staff in maintaining the ward environment, liaising closely with the Estates Team and the Estates Help Desk, ensuring that all issues pertaining the patients' environment and needs are dealt with efficiently.
Main duties of the job
- Support clinical staff by addressing the non-clinical needs of the patients in achieving an excellent level of customer service, by ensuring that the patient environment is a welcoming, clean, comfortable, and safe.
- Supporting the Ward Manager, Charge Nurses and Ward Staff in maintaining the ward environment, liaise closely with the Estates Team and the Estates Help Desk, ensuring that all issues pertaining to the patients' environment and needs are dealt with efficiently.
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
- We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
- Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
- Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To work with the domestic staff allocated to your ward(s) to ensure that there is a high standard of cleanliness.
- Spot clean and ensure spillages are dealt with swiftly and efficiently
- Bring to the attention of nursing staff any shortfalls in cleanliness of patient equipment.
- Undertake cleaning of spillages, including body fluids in line with Trust infection control policies and procedures
- An awareness of all infection control issues
- Arrange for specialist cleaning as and when required, i.e. carpet cleaning, deep cleaning.
- Address that the patient has all toiletry requisites
- Responsible for keeping the unit tidy by encouraging both staff and patients to be aware of the standards expected by PLACE.
- Ensure that segregation and disposal of waste is disposed of according to the Trusts Waste Management Policy
- Take responsibility to ensure that mandatory training is up to date
- Able to access and keep self-updated via eLearning/OLM
- Awareness of ones own self-development needs and attend appropriate course as agreed at appraisal
- Attend in-service and other training as required, including food hygiene, infection control
- Awareness of the Trusts Health and Safety Policy, ensuring that a full understanding of the duty of care to patients, visitors, other members of staff and you is upheld as at all times.
- To liaise with clinical staff and the catering Department to ensure that patients dietary needs are catered for wherever possible.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Skills
Desirable
- Skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience
Desirable
- Experience
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
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Edward House
Broomfield Hospital
Chelmsford
CM1 7LF
United Kingdom
