Housekeeper

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Scredington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated housekeeper for Ash Villa, a 24-hour unit providing care to service users with mental health needs. You will join a team working under the Housekeeping Supervisor, performing a range of cleaning duties to maintain a safe, comfortable environment.

Good communication and teamwork are essential, and training can be provided. Shifts include early and late, weekends and bank holidays, and applicants must have the right to work in

Qualifications

• NVQ in support services or equivalent is desirable.
• Basic food hygiene certificate desirable.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills essential.
• Previous hospital or caring environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform a range of cleaning duties to maintain a clean, safe environment for service users.
• Work as part of the house-keeping team under the Housekeeping Supervisor.
• Be flexible with early and late shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and service users.

Skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Education

NVQ in Support Services

Basic food hygiene certificate

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our award-winning housekeeping team. Ash Villa is a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year unit with service users that have a variety of mental health issues.

You will be part of a team who work closely with your colleagues to ensure that service users are cared for in a clean and comfortable environment. The role will include various cleaning duties., The post holder is part of a team of housekeepers who are responsible to the Housekeeping Supervisor.

Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team are essential. NVQ in support services and basic food hygiene certificates are desirable, but training can be provided. Previous experience of working within a hospital/caring environment would be preferable.

The successful applicant will be expected to work early and late shifts, which will include weekends and bank holidays

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.