Job summary
To provide an efficient and comprehensive housekeeping service to all patients, visitors and staff while contributing to enhancement of patient care within the Charles Renton Unit.
The Housekeeping service plays a vital role and is included as part of the department team to ensure that a pleasant, safe, welcoming and clean environment is provided to patients, visitors and staff.
The housekeeper is responsible for stock control and procurement of the unit, ensuring stock is well maintained with no waste. They will also be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness standards in the unit are met, adhering to health and safety standards.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a comprehensive Housekeeping service to the unit ensuring consistent quality, efficiency and effectiveness of this service.
- To play a key role in assisting in the prevention and control of Healthcare Associated Infection.
- To maintain a welcoming and tidy environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- To ensure economical and safe use of supplies and equipment.
- To ensure close communication between Domestic Assistants and Nursing colleagues in relation to cleanliness and decontamination issues.
- To perform audits of cleanliness standards in the department.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
05 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-SUR-5688817
Job locations
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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