Job summary
Recently awarded a 5-star rating and excellent status on Trustpilot, The McIndoe Centre is looking for an experienced Housekeeping Assistant to join their fantastic corporate housekeeping team.
Based from The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead, this is a full-time (32.5 hours per week), permanent role, with fantastic opportunities to learn, develop and grow within a recognised Centre of Excellence.
Main duties of the job
Playing an essential part in the success of The McIndoe Centre, this role is key to ensuring that the hospital grounds, patient rooms, and employee areas are cleaned and maintained to a professionally high standard. And with this role being front-facing, we are keen to welcome warm, motivated and proactive individuals to the team.
About us
Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We've come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%.
We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work.
Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people.
We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace.
We are committed to caring, and committed to you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recently awarded a 5-star rating and excellent status on Trustpilot, The McIndoe Centre is looking for an experienced Housekeeping Assistant to join their fantastic corporate housekeeping team.
Playing an essential part in the success of The McIndoe Centre, this role is key to ensuring that the hospital grounds, patient rooms, and employee areas are cleaned and maintained to a professionally high standard. And with this role being front-facing, we are keen to welcome warm, motivated and proactive individuals to the team.
Based from The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead, this is a full-time (32.5 hours per week), permanent role, with fantastic opportunities to learn, develop and grow within a recognised Centre of Excellence.
About you:
- Team playerafter all, they do say that teamwork makes the dream work!
- You will be personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the 5-start rating proudly held by The McIndoe Centre.
- Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important and respected relationships with your team and wider teams.
- Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning.
- Prior experience within a hospital setting is desirable, but not essential.
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recently awarded a 5-star rating and excellent status on Trustpilot, The McIndoe Centre is looking for an experienced Housekeeping Assistant to join their fantastic corporate housekeeping team.
Playing an essential part in the success of The McIndoe Centre, this role is key to ensuring that the hospital grounds, patient rooms, and employee areas are cleaned and maintained to a professionally high standard. And with this role being front-facing, we are keen to welcome warm, motivated and proactive individuals to the team.
Based from The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead, this is a full-time (32.5 hours per week), permanent role, with fantastic opportunities to learn, develop and grow within a recognised Centre of Excellence.
About you:
- Team playerafter all, they do say that teamwork makes the dream work!
- You will be personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the 5-start rating proudly held by The McIndoe Centre.
- Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important and respected relationships with your team and wider teams.
- Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning.
- Prior experience within a hospital setting is desirable, but not essential.
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.
Person Specification
About You
Essential
- Team playerafter all, they do say that teamwork makes the dream work!
- You will be personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the 5-start rating proudly held by The McIndoe Centre.
- Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important and respected relationships with your team and wider teams.
- Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning.
- Prior experience within a hospital setting is desirable, but not essential.
Person Specification
About You
Essential
- Team playerafter all, they do say that teamwork makes the dream work!
- You will be personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the 5-start rating proudly held by The McIndoe Centre.
- Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important and respected relationships with your team and wider teams.
- Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning.
- Prior experience within a hospital setting is desirable, but not essential.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
