Housekeeping Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

Ensure the practice is kept replenished with all required consumables, for example paper towels, toilet rolls, couch roll, soap etc.

Empty all general waste, confidential waste and recycle bins regularly.

Clean the practice washroom facilities, including hand basins and toilets.

Tidy and clean the practice kitchen and rest room facilities, including loading and unloading the dishwasher, cleaning all surfaces and cupboard doors.

Tidy and clean all offices and clinical rooms ensuring to dust and wipe clean all desks, ledges, windowsills, switches, clinical couches/chairs, equipment, and telephones.

Dust and clean skirting boards and all wall hanging pictures and mirrors within the practice.

Clean all door handles and door access buttons.

Ensure all pillowcases are changed in clinical rooms weekly.

Ensure curtains are changed in all clinical rooms monthly.

Sweeping and washing of any hard flooring within the practice

Hoovering any carpeted areas within the practice

Washing and drying of cloths as required.

Adhere to the periodic cleaning schedule, ensuring all activities are completed.

Use cleaning equipment in a safe and effective manner, adhering to manufacturers instructions.

Ensure all cleaning materials are stored in a safe and secure manner, adhering to COSHH, H&S and other legislative acts and guidance.

Ensure all relevant doors and windows are locked when leaving the premises.

General Duties

To work collaboratively and professionally with colleagues across Invicta Health, building and maintaining relationships.

To contribute to the development of services, including processes, templates and principles.

To ensure that strict confidentiality is observed at all times, especially when dealing with personal information.

To take part in any statutory and mandatory training or other training and development programmes as requested.

Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager.

Due to the changing nature of Invicta Health, job descriptions will evolve and are therefore subject to periodic review.

Full terms and conditions of employment will be issued if an offer of employment is made.

Person Specification

Key skills

Essential

• Able to undertake a range of manual cleaning activities
• Ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness in accordance with specified rotas
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner
• Effective communication skills (written and oral)
• Basis IT skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Strives for excellence
• Honest and fair
• Leads by example
• Positive can do attitude

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic standard of general education

Desirable

• City & Guilds Level 2 or a related cleaning qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of general cleaning activities

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health and Safety Issues (General and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
• Experience working in a healthcare setting

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

Invicta Health CIC

Address

East Cliff Practice

Dumpton Park Drive

Ramsgate

Kent

CT11 8AD

Employer's website

https://invictahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)