Housekeeping Assistant - Band 2

Job summary

We are looking for housekeepers to join our existing team. You would play a key role in making sure all areas of the hospital, including wards and all other areas, are kept to the highest standards of hygiene and appearance.

Are you keen, enthusiastic, adaptable, able to work as part of a team and looking for a new challenge that will make a difference for our patients, staff and visitors?

We currently have a range of exciting opportunities working in different areas across the hospital with a selection of part-time shift patterns available. These include mornings, afternoon, evening and night shifts as outline below:

POST 3.75 hours a week 07.00 - 15.30

Every other Wednesday

Please see the attached document for further details on available posts

Main duties of the job

• Using a variety of modern and advanced cleaning equipment to make sure our wards and other patient areas are cleaned to the highest possible standards.
• Full range of cleaning duties including vacuuming, mopping and hydrogen peroxide vapour. All equipment used has been tested and chosen by existing housekeeping teams.
• Some roles may require the use of specialist personal protective equipment.
• Preparation and serving of patient meals and refreshments as part of a team.
• Following ward or department cleaning schedules.
• Diluting cleaning chemicals and following set procedures being mindful of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
• Workload is flexible and locations can change per shift including between wards and non-ward areas.

Working as part of a team under minimal supervision once fully trained

About us

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).