Housekeeping Assistant, St. Peter's Hospital

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking proactive Housekeeping Assistants for full-time and part-time roles.

You will support cleaning, ward hygiene and patient meal services across wards and departments, contributing to a clean and safe hospital environment. Role involves adhering to safety, infection control, and hygiene guidelines, maintaining tidy wards, handling curtains, and assisting with patient beverages and meal service.

Responsibilities

• To ensure all aspects of health and safety, food hygiene, COSHH, Infection Control and relevant regulations are strictly adhered to.
• To ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment.
• To ensure wards and departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times.
• To remove and re-hang curtains, ensuring curtains are correctly bagged and labelled for transport to the Laundry area or disposed of appropriately.
• To report all maintenance issues and hazards to your Team Leader or the Housekeeping Supervisor.
• To comply with departmental & Trust personal hygiene policy/procedures at all times.
• To prepare cutlery, crockery and trays ready for patient meal times, collect, wash and put away all cutlery, crockery and trays after patient meal times.
• To wash and replenish all water jugs, clean patient tables after each service and if required during the day.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the ward kitchen before, during and after patient meal service.
• To serve the patient beverage service including snacks as required and ensure the ward kitchen is clean, items in date and stock rotated.
• To monitor/ record refrigerator temperatures and defrost refrigerators as and when required.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing service needs when required.

Job description

We currently have full-time and part-time vacancies for Housekeeping Assistants. The role is to provide an effective and efficient cleaning & food service within the wards and departments. To ensure the highest standards of service at all times.,

• To ensure all aspects of health and safety, food hygiene, COSHH, Infection Control and relevant regulations are strictly adhered to.
• To ensure compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety legislation and the correct use of personal protective equipment.
• To ensure wards and departments are maintained free from excessive refuse and kept tidy and presentable at all times.
• To remove and re-hang curtains, ensuring curtains are correctly bagged and labelled for transport to the Laundry area or disposed of appropriately.
• To report all maintenance issues and hazards to your Team Leader or the Housekeeping Supervisor.
• To comply with departmental & Trust personal hygiene policy/procedures at all times.
• To prepare cutlery, crockery and trays ready for patient meal times, collect, wash and put away all cutlery, crockery and trays after patient meal times.
• To wash and replenish all water jugs, clean patient tables after each service and if required during the day.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the ward kitchen before, during and after patient meal service.
• To serve the patient beverage service including snacks as required and ensure the ward kitchen is clean, items in date and stock rotated.
• To monitor/ record refrigerator temperatures and defrost refrigerators as and when required.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing service needs when required.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We work in partnership with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and Orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

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