Housekeeping Services Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Flexible and agile working options

Career progression opportunities

Uniform provided

Health and wellbeing packages

Seasonal incentive schemes

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting for a part-time housekeeping role (22.5 hours per week) across community hospitals and health centres. You will perform general cleaning, including bathrooms, wards, clinics, theatres, and office areas, following established schedules and NHS standards.

You will be part of a team delivering a high-quality cleaning service, working with clinical colleagues to ensure patient and staff environments meet required cleanliness

Qualifications

• General cleaning duties and adherence to NHS cleanliness standards.
• Ability to work in clinical/non-clinical settings across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive cleaning service across NHS sites and facilities.
• Work alongside clinical teams to maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Relay information that may impact other services and adjust tasks accordingly.

Job description

We pride ourselves on maintaining cleaning standards to a star-rated audit process. Join our teams, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career to include flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. Working alongside clinical teams and infection control, housekeeping teams ensure the cleanliness of the Trust's estate in accordance with national standards and the Trust's strategic cleaning plan. You will be responsible for delivering a fully comprehensive and professional cleaning service, to meet NHS standard of cleanliness and other housekeeping duties in accordance with schedules and procedures and will work within local community hospitals/other inpatient settings/health centres/clinics and administration areas. You will also be required to relay information that may impact on other clinical/non-clinical services. The role will provide you with variety as no two days are the same. In return, you will receive full support, training, and guidance to enable you to undertake a range of cleaning duties to include, general cleaning tasks (bathrooms, kitchens, wards, clinics, theatres, office areas, etc.) as well as specialised cleaning processes to include machines, with some specific tasks being tailored to the needs of a particular service and around patient care.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

Schedule and hours: 22.5 hours per week. Week 1 - Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 13.30 1/2 hr unpaid break. Week 2 - Monday - Wednesday 8.00am -13.30 then Saturday and Sunday 08.00am -13.30 1/2 hr unpaid break.

You will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy and varied environment, working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience through the provision of a Housekeeping service.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Competitive pay with weekend enhancements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days per annum dependent upon contracted hours and length of service
• Flexible hours to suit other employment and carer responsibilities
• Career progression or future job opportunities working direct for the NHS
• Extensive training and support available
• NHS pension and life assurance provision
• Uniform provided
• Health and wellbeing packages available
• Seasonal incentive schemes