Housekeeper

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Barnsley is hiring for a 20-hour post to maintain cleanliness and catering services across the Kendray site. You will work shifts over 7 days, including bank holidays, and contribute to high standards of patient care.

We value flexibility, a proactive attitude to health and safety, and accurate record-keeping. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without Trust sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital cleaning or catering settings preferred.
• Right to work in the UK without Trust sponsorship is required.
• Ability to follow health and safety policies.
• Willingness to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness and catering across Kendray site.
• Maintain high standards of cleaning in line with National Standards of Cleanliness.
• Complete paperwork: cleaning schedules, flushing sheets, and food temperature checks.
• Maintain stock on wards: monitor stock levels, order items, rotate stock and store safely.
• Communicate with service users about daily meal and snack selections and meal service.

Skills

Flexibility

Health & safety

Stock management

Service user communication

Job description

1 x 20-hour post 4 x 5 hours shifts over 7 days including bank holidays, with the current shift patterns as follows:

• 8.00am to 1.30pm (Early Shift)


• 8.00am to 1.30pm (Middle Shift)


• 12.30pm to 6.00pm (Late Shift)

The postholder will be responsible for providing and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and catering services across the Kendray site. You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care in addition to having a flexible and adaptable approach to the duties. We do not offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring Trust sponsorship., Maintaining high standards of cleaning in line with the National Standards of Cleanliness across all areas of the hospital. Completing all relevant paperwork; cleaning schedules, flushing sheets and food temperature checks in line with all policies and procedures. Maintain a good level of health and safety Maintain adequate supplies of stock on the wards by monitoring stock levels, ordering items as required, rotating stock and safely storage of all stores on the wards. Communicate with service users with any daily meal and snack selections in addition to regeneration of the meals and serving the meals. All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.