Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Directorate of Estates and Facilities as an Accommodation Support Assistant. The post involves cleaning rooms, flats and common areas within our key worker accommodation at Scunthorpe Accommodation on the Scunthorpe Hospital site. The accommodation provides comfortable accommodation for NHS Employees, Medical Students, Locum staff and Agency workers. Duration of stay can vary from one night to long-term lets.
As an Accommodation Support Assistant, we are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a positive "can do" attitude to work and can demonstrate the qualities required of a caring professional working within the NHS. We are looking for excellent customer service, positive, and dependable people to join our team in the role of an Accommodation Support Assistant.
Main duties of the job
Our Accommodation Support Assistants are an integral part of the operations, working within our dedicated Key Worker Accommodation Blocks at Scunthorpe Hospital providing all cleaning responsibilities. A typical day for an Accommodation Support Assistant would include cleaning of the communal areas/kitchens, crockery, cutlery and equipment, ensuring linen is available for vacated rooms, monitoring and maintaining stock levels in accordance with daily requirements, weekly room/flat cleans and preparing rooms for the next tenant, conduct room checks reporting any damage or equipment failures, and ensuring all waste streams are taken and disposed of in the appropriate areas, so being a keen team player is key for this role.
Targeted training and support will be provided to the successful candidate. In addition, there may be further opportunities for learning via courses facilitated by the Trust. We want to learn from your application how you can meet the minimum of the essential criteria in our person specification, and perhaps even exceed this minimum standard. Our environment can be often placed under operational challenge particularly during Doctor and Junior Doctors Intake which requires some flexibility, team working and a joined working approach to ensure our Tenants receive the best service possible, so we would also be interested in understanding how you might be able to help us deliver services in such an environment.
About us
We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website athttps://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out weekly cleans to rooms/flats allocated.
- Carry out own activities in accordance with legislation, regulations, NHS guidance and Trust Policy ensuring that Cleaning Standards are adhered to.
- Carrying out spot cleaning (e.g. floors, toilets) as required ensuring spillages etc. are deal with swiftly and efficiently.
- Ensure that all chemicals are used and stored correctly in accordance with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) procedures.
- Through efficient work procedures ensure minimum disruption within the work area.
- Cleaning of the communal areas/kitchens, crockery, cutlery and equipment.
- Ensure linen is available for vacated rooms. Ensuring stock levels are maintained in accordance with daily requirements.
- Follow room make up procedure and ensure checklists are completed.
- Ensure all waste streams are taken to the appropriate areas.
- Participate in being part of the eyes and ears of the department and report all defects/repairs to the Accommodation Team Leader. Verbally feedback to Accommodation Team Leader any feedback/comments from Residents positive or negative.
- Ensure the routine flushing of little used outlets (LUO) in Line with the Trust Management of Legionella and associated Policies.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out weekly cleans to rooms/flats allocated.
- Carry out own activities in accordance with legislation, regulations, NHS guidance and Trust Policy ensuring that Cleaning Standards are adhered to.
- Carrying out spot cleaning (e.g. floors, toilets) as required ensuring spillages etc. are deal with swiftly and efficiently.
- Ensure that all chemicals are used and stored correctly in accordance with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) procedures.
- Through efficient work procedures ensure minimum disruption within the work area.
- Cleaning of the communal areas/kitchens, crockery, cutlery and equipment.
- Ensure linen is available for vacated rooms. Ensuring stock levels are maintained in accordance with daily requirements.
- Follow room make up procedure and ensure checklists are completed.
- Ensure all waste streams are taken to the appropriate areas.
- Participate in being part of the eyes and ears of the department and report all defects/repairs to the Accommodation Team Leader. Verbally feedback to Accommodation Team Leader any feedback/comments from Residents positive or negative.
- Ensure the routine flushing of little used outlets (LUO) in Line with the Trust Management of Legionella and associated Policies.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of cleaning within a Hotel setting
Occupational Experience
Essential
- oGeneral experience of cleaning or Hotel Accommodation duties
Desirable
- oExperience of an NHS environment or care setting
- oExperience of working with Customers
- oExperience of Cleaning
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Desirable
- oPrevious experience of cleaning within a Hotel setting
Occupational Experience
Essential
- oGeneral experience of cleaning or Hotel Accommodation duties
Desirable
- oExperience of an NHS environment or care setting
- oExperience of working with Customers
- oExperience of Cleaning
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
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scunthorpe Hospital Accommodation
Church Lane, Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
Employer's website
https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
