Band 2 Housekeeper

Transformationunitgm; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Join an established healthcare provider as a Housekeeper, where you will play a vital role in enhancing patient comfort and safety. This position offers flexible working hours, allowing you to contribute to a 7-day service. You will ensure that clinical environments are clean and welcoming, while also delivering meals and maintaining high standards of hygiene. If you are passionate about patient care and teamwork, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a dedicated team striving for excellence in community healthcare.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification or willingness to obtain.
• Relevant experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in line with national standards.
• Deliver meal and beverage services to patients.

Skills

Food Hygiene Knowledge

Health and Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

Cleaning Standards Knowledge

Empathy and Understanding

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

NVQ Level 2 in Domestic Services

Basic Education

Job description

Main area Housekeeper Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: 18 Hours per week Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

3 sessions per week (over 7 days per week, various posts) Job ref 820-7141752-COR

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Heath Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £24,169 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/05/2025 08:00 Interview date 04/06/2025

Band 2 Housekeeper

Band 2

Job overview

*** This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. ***

Various Hours will be offered upon appointment to cover a 7-day service from 7.00am-19.30pm

The housekeeper will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way which maximises the patient’s sense of comfort, safety and well-being.

The successful candidates will have the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team, with the ability to communicate effectively to patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the environment is cleaned in line with national cleaning standards.

• Deliver meal/beverage service
• Cleaning Ward Kitchen/Meal area
• Following meal ordering procedures
• Report maintenance issues

The housekeeper will enhance the patient’s experience by ensuring that the clinical environment is presented and maintained in a way which maximises the patient’s sense of comfort, safety and well-being.

Working for our organisation

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check yourTRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees includingBUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person specification document.

Please see the attached supporting document.

Person specification

Qualifications / training

• Has Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification or willingness to undertake with 12 week of being in post
• NVQ Level 2 British Institute of Cleaning Science in domestic services
• Good basic education Ability to read and write and numerical skills.

Experience

• Relevant experience of working within a healthcare setting

Skills/knowledge

• Good knowledge of Health and Safety including COSSH, Safe Systems of Cleaning Tasks
• Excellent knowledge of Food Hygiene including temperature control and HACCP
• Full knowledge of cleaning schedules
• Good communicator, to mix with a variety of people
• Flexible in working practices and hours
• Ability to be able to follow clear instructions.
• Ability to show empathy and understanding of patient’s needs.
• Good understanding of policies and procedures.
• To be proactive in ensuring effective relationships are maintained
• To work well and effectively in a team and alone

Other job requirements

• To deliver the highest levels of customer service promoting a professional and caring manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

Name Denise Ward Job title Housekeeping Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0121 466 4254 Additional information

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