Job summary
The housekeeping team plays a vital role ensuring that the hospital and associated buildings are clean. This is a key element both of reducing hospital acquired infections and in maintaining the public's positive image of the hospital.
Housekeeping Assistants also have key patient interactions, serving meals and beverages to patients.
Main duties of the job
Providing and maintaining a safe, clean and tidy environment in accordance with work schedules and instructions, using the appropriate equipment provided.
Ensuring colour-coded equipment and cloths are used in the correct areas. Cleaning barrier and terminal rooms, selecting the correct chemical based on the infection in the room, both during a patient's stay and after discharge.
Changing curtains after discharge and use relevant equipment to ensure complete decontamination (when trained) Identify problems with cleanliness, remedy or report to your Supervisor. Working with members of the ward nursing team to serve patient meals, ensuring meals accurately reflects the patient meal choices. Ensure hot meals are probed after regeneration and the temperature recorded on the log sheet. Comply with food temperature, handling and issue procedures
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Have a good understanding of the English language, both spoken and written
Desirable
- Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
- GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of cleaning in a hospital. Desirable but not essential
- Experience of food services in a hospital. Desirable but not essential.
- Knowledge of waste segregation. Desirable but not essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Have a good understanding of the English language, both spoken and written
Desirable
- Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
- GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of cleaning in a hospital. Desirable but not essential
- Experience of food services in a hospital. Desirable but not essential.
- Knowledge of waste segregation. Desirable but not essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
