Job summary
Do you want to join a Trust rated by our own staff as one of the best mental health trusts in England, located in a county heralded as a fantastic place to live and work?
Join our team as a Housekeeper and play a vital role in supporting excellent patient care within our exciting, purpose-built new inpatient ward opening soon.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape a fresh, modern environment designed to enhance comfort, safety and wellbeing for patients and staff alike.
You'll take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, ensuring rooms and communal areas are welcoming, hygienic, and ready for use. Working closely with clinical and support colleagues, you'll contribute to a smooth-running service where attention to detail and a positive can-do attitude make a real difference every day.
If you are reliable, motivated and passionate about creating a high-quality experience for others, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore LPFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for friendly, reliable and hard-working candidates who will be flexible and organised with good interpersonal and communication skills.
This role will include supervising a small team of housekeepers and supporting the provision of good-quality, safe catering and cleanliness.
All general housekeeping duties will be required within a mental health inpatient environment to set procedures and to ensure the cleanliness of a hospital environment is maintained to a high standard in accordance with CoSHH, Health and Safety and Infection Control measures in place. This will additionally include the support and serving of patient mealtimes; therefore, direct patient contact will be required.
You will be a team player and have the ability to use your initiative to prioritise and organise daily duties whilst maintaining the Trust Values.
The unit is operational 7 days a week; therefore, flexibility around weekend and bank holiday coverwill be required to ensure that we have sufficient housekeeping services at all times.
Full-time and part-time positions are considered, with shifts covering throughout the day.
If you have experience of being able to deliver cleaning to a high standard and enjoy working as part of a team, then this could be the role for you. We are committed to supporting you to become the best version of yourself.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Achieve and maintain high standards of cleanliness in at all times, in line with NHS National Standards of Cleanliness and Infection Control policy:
Use of all cleaning equipment and materials appropriately and effectively to provide a clean and safe environment
Cleaning of all areas within the unit both on the wards and the off ward areas as defined in the cleaning schedules
Daily inspection of electrical cleaning equipment prior to use and the reporting of any faults as appropriate
Disposal of all waste in accordance with trust policies
Damp dusting of all fixtures and fitting/internal glass
Ensure all soft furnishings, curtains and soft flooring are cleaned and maintained as required
Changing curtains when required and re-hang as necessary
Any other duties as related to housekeeping within the unit.
Prepare and regenerate meals for patients. Maintain all food safety records in line with Food Safety Manual, Catering Policy, and all food safety legislation.
Ensure patient area is readied for meal service, and clear related crockery/cutlery etc after meal service, ensuring these are washed appropriately.
Maintain stocks of cleaning materials on wards and admin areas.
Report any issues/damage to the environment/furniture etc to the Housekeeping Supervisor/Ward Manager.
Ensure all stocks of linen are maintained and laundered in line with appropriate policies.
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance
Job description
Job responsibilities
Achieve and maintain high standards of cleanliness in at all times, in line with NHS National Standards of Cleanliness and Infection Control policy:
Use of all cleaning equipment and materials appropriately and effectively to provide a clean and safe environment
Cleaning of all areas within the unit both on the wards and the off ward areas as defined in the cleaning schedules
Daily inspection of electrical cleaning equipment prior to use and the reporting of any faults as appropriate
Disposal of all waste in accordance with trust policies
Damp dusting of all fixtures and fitting/internal glass
Ensure all soft furnishings, curtains and soft flooring are cleaned and maintained as required
Changing curtains when required and re-hang as necessary
Any other duties as related to housekeeping within the unit.
Prepare and regenerate meals for patients. Maintain all food safety records in line with Food Safety Manual, Catering Policy, and all food safety legislation.
Ensure patient area is readied for meal service, and clear related crockery/cutlery etc after meal service, ensuring these are washed appropriately.
Maintain stocks of cleaning materials on wards and admin areas.
Report any issues/damage to the environment/furniture etc to the Housekeeping Supervisor/Ward Manager.
Ensure all stocks of linen are maintained and laundered in line with appropriate policies.
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, appropriate Codes of Conduct, the Mental Health Act (1983) and other relevant national and local guidance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 Food Safety qualification, or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Basic Health & Safety Awareness
- Chemical/CoSHH awareness
- Moving & Handling Training
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within a cleaning/housekeeping role
Desirable
- Previous experience within an NHS/care environment
- Food handling/hygiene experience.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to clean to a high standard when working within the team or working on their own
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS procedures
- Able to demonstrate or have knowledge of cleaning techniques/equipment
Special requirements
Essential
- A friendly yet confidential individual
- Ability to be accepting of others, non-judgmental and tolerant.
Desirable
- Willingness to meet all changing needs
- Work under pressure and demands of the service
- Ability to allocate workload priorities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 Food Safety qualification, or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Basic Health & Safety Awareness
- Chemical/CoSHH awareness
- Moving & Handling Training
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within a cleaning/housekeeping role
Desirable
- Previous experience within an NHS/care environment
- Food handling/hygiene experience.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to clean to a high standard when working within the team or working on their own
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS procedures
- Able to demonstrate or have knowledge of cleaning techniques/equipment
Special requirements
Essential
- A friendly yet confidential individual
- Ability to be accepting of others, non-judgmental and tolerant.
Desirable
- Willingness to meet all changing needs
- Work under pressure and demands of the service
- Ability to allocate workload priorities
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.
