Hotel Services Assistant - Housekeeping (CCH)

Somerset NHS Charity; Cannock; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Cannock Chase Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic individual for a cleaning role. The successful candidate will maintain cleanliness across Trust sites, ensuring compliance with NHS standards. Previous cleaning experience is desirable, and flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience of cleaning in an NHS environment.
• Knowledge/understanding of COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness across Trust sites.
• Organize daily work tasks to achieve cleanliness levels.
• Comply with Infection Prevention protocols.

Skills

Cleaning

COSHH

Job description

Band 2

Job overview

Cannock Chase Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join us in providing an effective and efficient service.

Previous hospital experience is not essential, but experience of carrying out similar duties and an understanding of cross-infection issues is desirable.

The position you are applying for is one of:

Main duties of the job

To undertake cleaning duties across Trust sites as required, ensuring levels of cleanliness meet the National specification for Cleanliness for the NHS.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands, providing primary, acute, and community services. We are proud of the diversity of our staff and the communities we serve. We aim to build a workforce that can help us fulfill our values, improve quality of care, and solve healthcare problems of tomorrow. We value diversity of thinking and lived experience, enabling us to become a learning organization and a leader in delivering compassionate care.

We are pleased to have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have received numerous awards, including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust offers a supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements to suit your needs and will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with daily tasks required to maintain the environment's cleanliness.

To provide routine information to colleagues, ward/clinic/theatre staff, and supervisors.

To make judgments involving straightforward facts or situations, such as investigating delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure, and stock issues.

To organize your daily work tasks to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff, and visitors.

To comply with all Trust policies, Infection Prevention protocols, and Health and Safety requirements.

To ensure the safe use and cleanliness of all work equipment, such as vacuums, Rangers, and scrubber/dryers, following standard operating procedures.

To explain and demonstrate duties to new starters.

To monitor and report on stock levels, ensuring proper storage in line with COSHH.

To record information to ensure compliance with Infection Prevention protocols.

To participate in cleanliness audits and Trust surveys.

To work within defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.

To wear full uniform and maintain personal appearance and hygiene to a standard appropriate for the role.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous experience of cleaning
• Experience of cleaning in an NHS environment

Qualifications

• Supporting information
• Knowledge/understanding of COSHH

Flexible Working - We support all employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance and consider flexible working requests based on individual circumstances and service needs. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their circumstances with the Recruiting Manager during onboarding.

Qualifications - If the role requires qualifications or professional registration, proof must be provided during pre-employment. The Trust will verify certificates with the issuing bodies.

Sponsorship - Applications from those requiring sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Further information on visa options is available at Health Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post involves access to vulnerable people and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020. A disclosure check via the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.