Housekeeping Services Assistant - Redditch Town Hall

Job summary

Forget the rest - and join the best - Working together for Outstanding Care.

We currently have 1 permanent cleaning vacancy and 1 fixed term cleaning vacancy for 1 year at Redditch Town Hall, each of 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 6.00-10am, element of flexibility to be discussed at interview).

We have supportive and passionate teams, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongsideour clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a Housekeeping service.

These are some of the benefits you will be entitled to should you work for us;

Competitive pay with weekend enhancements

Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service

Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities

Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS

Extensive training and support available

NHS pension and life assurance provision

Other staff benefits include:

Free/reduced car parking is available on most sites

Uniform provided

Health and wellbeing packages available

Seasonal incentive schemes

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations this will be discussed with you during interview.

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on maintaining cleaning standards to a star-rated audit process.

Join our teams, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

Working alongside clinical teams & infection control, housekeeping teams ensure the cleanliness of the Trusts estate in accordance with national standards & the Trusts strategic cleaning plan.

You will be responsible for delivering a fully comprehensive & professional cleaning service, to meet NHS standard of cleanliness & other housekeeping duties in accordance with schedules and procedures and will work within local community hospitals / other inpatient settings / health centres / clinics / and administration areas. You will also be required to relay information that may impact on other clinical / non-clinical services. The role will provide you with variety as no two days are the same.

In return, you will receive full support, training, and guidance to enable you to undertake a range of cleaning duties to include, general cleaning tasks (bathrooms, kitchens, wards, clinics, theatres, office areas, etc.) as well as specialised cleaning processes to include machines, with some specific tasks being tailored to the needs of a particular service and around patient care.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Redditch Town Hall

Walter Stranz Square

Redditch

B98 8AH

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Redditch Town Hall

Walter Stranz Square

Redditch

B98 8AH

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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