Housekeeping Services Assistant

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave plus bank holidays, up  

NHS pension

Flexible and agile working

Great maternity, paternity, adoption

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Uniform provided

Career progression opportunities

Extensive training and support

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to join our teams across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. You will deliver a comprehensive cleaning service in line with NHS standards, and support clinical and non-clinical colleagues in busy hospital, community settings and clinics.

The role offers full training, flexible working options, and access to NHS pension and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cleaning services in healthcare settings.
• Ability to work with clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Flexible working to meet service needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive and professional cleaning service in line with NHS standards.
• Clean across wards, clinics, theatres, offices and admin areas.
• Relay information that may impact other services and support infection control.
• Work across multiple sites including community hospitals and health centres.

Skills

Cleaning standards

Teamwork

Flexibility

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. 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

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17:30- 20:30 3 hrs a day Monday to Friday We have supportive and passionate teams, and 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.

These are some of the benefits you will be entitled to should you work for us;

• 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

Application for this role will be considered in adherence to the Working Time Regulations this will be discussed with you during interview.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.