Community Estates and Facilities Housekeeper

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Removal of all foul/soiled linen and refuse to designated areas following legislative requirements.

2. The cleaning, changing and remaking of all patients beds/trolleys, where applicable.

3. Cleaning of bed once vacated by the patient, where applicable.

4. Dust control/vacuuming floors daily.

5. Damp mopping floors daily.

6. Damp dusting all fixtures, fittings and furniture daily.

7. Cleaning of all sanitary fixtures and fittings daily.

8. Replenish supplies as necessary.

9. To undertake floor maintenance, i.e. buffing, as necessary.

10. To undertake isolation/specialist cleaning as required.

11. To clean all equipment and work areas within Housekeeping Department

12. To ensure correct use of all materials, machinery, equipment and fittings as per policies and procedures.

13. Collection of patients water jugs, catering glasses, wash and refill.

14. Collection of meal trolley from kitchen, wipe top clean and take to designated area where applicable.

15. Washing all beverage crockery at ward level where applicable.

16. Collection of clearing trolley from ward, wipe clean and return to designated area.

17. Prepare and distribute beverages to patients, including thickening of drinks when advised, in designated areas.

18. Prepare and serve breakfast to patients, temperature probing of meals in accordance with Trust procedures. Assist with serving and distribution of lunch

19. Maintain a clean, neat and tidy appearance following departmental policy.

20. Receive and check stock deliveries from internal and external sources in accordance with departmental guidelines, where applicable.

21. Complete daily/weekly compliance sheets and forward to Team Leader

22. Report mechanical defects and repairs in conjunction with Team Leader.

23. Ensure observation of hygiene legislation and internal policies.

24. Attend in-service training as required.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of general education
• Undertake additional training as required in post

Desirable

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• NVQ 1 in relevant subject

Experience

Essential

• Basic Food Hygiene

Desirable

• Manual Handling & Lifting
• Catering Background
• Customer Services
• Cleaning Experience
• NVQ Level 1

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to use own initiative
• Flexible approach
• Caring attitude
• Good communication skills
• Ability to adapt quickly within the departmental training programme

Desirable

• Good organisational skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Rye Memorial Hospital

Peasmarsh Road,

Rye

TN31 7UD

Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)