Band 2 Housekeeper Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Evasion-design.com; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a prominent healthcare foundation, where your role as a Housekeeper will be vital in ensuring high-quality care for patients. This position involves organizing mealtime services, adhering to hygiene standards, and maintaining a clean environment. You will be part of a forward-thinking organization committed to delivering integrated care across Birmingham and the West Midlands. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a supportive team atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for individuals who prioritize patient care and are eager to contribute to our mission of excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of infection control standards and food safety regulations.
• Possession of a Food Hygiene Certificate is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Organize and provide mealtime service for patients.
• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in the ward kitchen.
• Liaise with the Unit Chef regarding dietary needs.

Skills

Infection control standards

COSHH requirements

Food Safety and Hygiene regulations

Good numeracy skills

Good literacy skills

Education

GCSE level education

Job description

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.

Housekeepers – Band 2

Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust (BCHC) is looking to recruit Housekeepers, based at Ann Marie Howes, to organise and provide mealtime service for patients.

Shift patterns are available.

You must possess knowledge of Infection control standards, COSHH requirements, Food Safety and Hygiene regulations, and you must possess a Food Hygiene Certificate. You must also have good numeracy and literacy skills, be educated to GCSE level and be interested in:

1. Working as part of a team
2. Putting our patients first
3. Contributing to the provision of high-quality care.
4. Working within our Trust values

To maintain a high standard of practice and conduct at all times promoting a positive image for the Trust.

To meet and greet visitors in a professional and courteous manner, dealing with non-clinical enquiries and referring on when necessary.

To liaise with the Unit Chef in relation to special dietary needs or preferred dietary choices for all Intermediate Care service users.

To maintain control of Ward kitchen tidiness and cleanliness at all times by carrying out all Housekeeping duties in accordance with the National Cleaning Standards.

Liaise with the Kitchen to ensure the provision of specialist foods in order to support individual patient’s needs, such as high protein or gluten-free meals.

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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

For further details on the main job and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024.