Job summary
Parkside Frimley is a dedicated unit situated in the high achieving Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. It comprises of en-suite rooms, an Outpatients Department and a Pre-Op Assessment Department. Diagnostic X-ray and physiotherapy services are available on site for our patients.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable individual with excellent attention to detail to join our Housekeeping team within Parkside at Frimley Park Hospital.
You must communicate effectively, be well organised, stay calm when under pressure and enjoy working as part of a team as well as being confident when working alone.
A positive attitude to private healthcare and a commitment to exceeding visitor's expectations is essential.
Please note all shortlisted applicants will be required to sit a short English and Maths Test as part of the interview process.Working every Saturday 6 hours per week. The shift is 14.00 -20.00
Main duties of the job
PURPOSE OF JOB:
- Deliver a high standard of service to all patients within the unit and ensure that CQC standards are adhered to.
- Be an ambassador for the Parkside Suite.
- Work flexibly to meet the needs of a changing workload and service.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism, maintaining confidentiality, treating patients, visitors and staff in a polite and considerate manner.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness in order to reduce risk of infection ensuring cleaning schedules are adhered to.
- Ensure that Trust and CQC standards are adhered to.
About us
HEALTH & SAFETY
The Trust recognises and accepts its responsibility to provide a safe and healthy working environment. As an employee you have a duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and to follow established health and safety policies and procedures. As a line manager you have a duty to ensure that Trust Health and safety policies and procedures are implemented within your working area and that staff reporting to you are made aware of all relevant safety information and are provided with appropriate training.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
To comply with and maintain awareness of the Trust's Policies relating to Equal Opportunities.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998
You are required to comply with and maintain your awareness of the Trust's Policies and procedures relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 supervisor instruction.
- 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.
- Damp dust/polish desks, furniture, fittings at nurse station and in offices, day room, and any other ancillary rooms attached to the area.
- Damp clean all telephones.
- Clean baths, showers, and hand basins, polish all chromium fittings.
- Clean lavatories inside and outside of bowl. Clean seat, handle, cistern and surrounding area, including sanitary bin.
- Ensure that lavatory brushes and holders are thoroughly clean after use.
- Top up paper hand towel containers with appropriate consumables. Check and refill toilet roll containers. Check and refill hand soap, hand cream and hand gel dispensers. Ensure that all containers are clean inside and out.
- Clean and polish mirrors and glass on doors and partitions.
- Damp wipe light switches.
- Remove spots and splashes from paintwork on doors and walls.
- Assist with curtain changing.
- Infected rooms should be cleaned as instructed by ward sister/ housekeeping supervisor and following the procedure laid down in agreement with Infection Control.
- All cleaning equipment should be maintained in a clean and hygienic condition, and guidelines for correct storage of equipment and materials must be adhered to. Faulty electrical equipment must be removed from use, and reported to the ward charge nurse/ housekeeping supervisor immediately.
- A follow up clean of surfaces contaminated by body fluid spillage will be carried out after the initial clean by nursing staff (see Trust policy on dealing with spillage).
- Patient privacy and confidentiality must be respected at all times.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 supervisor instruction.
- 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.
- Damp dust/polish desks, furniture, fittings at nurse station and in offices, day room, and any other ancillary rooms attached to the area.
- Damp clean all telephones.
- Clean baths, showers, and hand basins, polish all chromium fittings.
- Clean lavatories inside and outside of bowl. Clean seat, handle, cistern and surrounding area, including sanitary bin.
- Ensure that lavatory brushes and holders are thoroughly clean after use.
- Top up paper hand towel containers with appropriate consumables. Check and refill toilet roll containers. Check and refill hand soap, hand cream and hand gel dispensers. Ensure that all containers are clean inside and out.
- Clean and polish mirrors and glass on doors and partitions.
- Damp wipe light switches.
- Remove spots and splashes from paintwork on doors and walls.
- Assist with curtain changing.
- Infected rooms should be cleaned as instructed by ward sister/ housekeeping supervisor and following the procedure laid down in agreement with Infection Control.
- All cleaning equipment should be maintained in a clean and hygienic condition, and guidelines for correct storage of equipment and materials must be adhered to. Faulty electrical equipment must be removed from use, and reported to the ward charge nurse/ housekeeping supervisor immediately.
- A follow up clean of surfaces contaminated by body fluid spillage will be carried out after the initial clean by nursing staff (see Trust policy on dealing with spillage).
- Patient privacy and confidentiality must be respected at all times.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.
Person Specification
Competencies
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Caring and hard-working
- Can do attitude
Experience
Essential
- Housekeeping experience
- Infection Control
Desirable
- Knowledge of Private Healthcare
Person Specification
Competencies
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Caring and hard-working
- Can do attitude
Experience
Essential
- Housekeeping experience
- Infection Control
Desirable
- Knowledge of Private Healthcare
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.
