Bank Housekeeper

Priory Healthcare; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a dedicated housekeeper for their facility in High Wycombe. This role involves maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards throughout the hospital, ensuring a supportive environment for service users. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering high-quality service.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills required.
• Organized and able to manage tasks effectively.
• Must be a team player.
• Passionate about providing high-quality service and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across the hospital environment.
• Report maintenance issues to management.
• Assist with laundry and cleaning supplies management.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Regulations.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Team player

Service Orientation

Job description

About us:
Priory Hospital Solihull is a mental health hospital in beautiful grounds in the picturesque village of Meriden. Situated on the outskirts of Solihull and Coventry, we provide Rehabilitation & Recovery services to 31 inpatients over three wards:

• Arley Ward - 10 bedded male R&R service (HDU)
• Elkin Ward - 10 bedded male R&R service (HDU)
• Millison Ward - 11 bedded male R&R service (Community Facing)

Patients have a primary diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness, with additional complexities such as physical health conditions, substance misuse, and secondary mental health issues.

Priory Hospital Solihull benefits from a stable and established MDT which includes the Medical team, OT, Psychology, Nurses, HCAs and Ward Managers. We are also supported by diverse admin, support services and senior management teams.

The hospital offers a range of assessments, treatments and interventions with a strong focus on patient collaboration in decision making and working with people in the least restrictive way.

Priory Group’s focus on quality improvement, combined with Priory Hospital Solihull’s focus on delivering patient-centred care allow us to continuously evaluate and enhance our performance.

Our approach:
The treatment programme at Priory Hospital Solihull aims to optimise patient’s independence. We support our patient’s recovery by assessing their abilities and needs, and developing psychological, emotional, social and occupational skills, alongside treating and minimising risk behaviours. All interventions aim to help the patient to maximise independence, understand the effect their experiences have on themselves and others, to help them to manage the impact of internal and external triggers on their behaviour, and ultimately to provide hope for a fulfilling future.

These interventions include individual and group Psychological therapies, such as Substance Misuse, Relapse Prevention and Wellbeing, and Occupational Therapy, such as Cooking Skills, Budgeting and Life Skills.

Our approach to care acknowledges patient’s as individuals, each with their own unique skills and needs. Supporting patients to identifying meaningful and achievable goals is essential for successful engagement and treatment.

Brief outline of the role:
Required to deliver an efficient and high quality housekeeping service within the hospital to assist the well-being, comfort and development of our Service Users.

Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the hospital, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
Ensures that Priory minimum standards are delivered in all hospital areas in a timely and efficient manner, as part of a team.
Identifies and reports damage, faults and other related issues to the maintenance department or Head of Facilities to ensure that environmental conditions continue to meet quality standards and statutory regulations.

Main duties of the job

As housekeeper you will be in charge of undertaking cleaning duties across the site ensuring a complete cleaning service is provided in compliance with Health & safety Regulations. Duties will include:

Comprehensive cleaning (washing floors, emptying bins, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, dusting etc..) ensuring the service meets high standards of Hygiene and cleanliness.

Reporting any maintenance issues (damages, faults) to management teams
To organise and assist with laundry duties and rotas
Assist with ordering of cleaning supplies
Using and storing of cleaning products in accordance with COSHH regulations
Cleanliness and hygiene is a vital part of our Hospital, therefore the role of housekeeper is a key support service of the site. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, with great attention to detail who can assist with cleaning our site to an excellent standard.

Qualifications and Experience:
Essential

Excellent communication skills
Organised
Team player
Passionate about providing high quality service and continuous improvement