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Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Learning & development opportunities

NHS pension

Health & wellbeing services

Annual leave

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated hospital housekeeping assistant to ensure the smooth running of the ITU. You will maintain tidiness in patient areas and communal spaces, support infection control, and assist nursing staff with daily cleaning activities.

The role requires independent work within established guidelines and strong attention to hygiene. Experience in customer care and knowledge of health and hygiene regulations are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Education in English and Maths is required.
• Experience in a customer care environment is preferred.
• Up to date with current health and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain tidiness in the ITU, kitchen, coffee room, visitor’s room, sluice and store rooms.
• Assist nursing staff with cleaning of patient spaces and infection control guidelines.
• Prepare tea/coffee trays for visitors and grieving relatives.
• Record fridge temperatures and maintain cleaning rotas as agreed with the Matron and Infection Control Lead.
• Dispose of soiled linen according to infection control policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

English and Maths education

Job description

Job overview

To undertake housekeeping duties that will ensure the smooth running of the ITU. Assist in general tidiness and cleanliness of the unit including the kitchen, coffee room, visitor’s room, sluice and store rooms The post holder will be someone who is used to working within defined guidelines, but at the same time will act independently and use their own initiative.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the visitor’s room has a daily fresh supply of milk/coffee/tea and that it is tidy and any bed linen is put away.
• Ensure visitor’s crockery is clean.
• Prepare tray of tea/coffee for grieving relatives
• Prioritise cleaning the patient bed spaces daily following the appropriate infection control guidelines.
• Follow a monthly rota for cleaning shelves and cupboards throughout the unit as agreed with the Matron and Infection Control Lead
• Ensure bed curtains are changed on a rota basis and that a record of this is maintained.
• Defrost fridges on a rota basis and record inside temperatures daily in the log
• Assist the nursing staff in the cleaning of bed spaces following patient discharge
• Be aware of the unit cleaning specifications and report any deficiencies or problems to the Matron or her deputy.
• Dispose of soiled linen as per Infection Control policy.
• Use sterilizer to clean patient wash bowls and place in storage when dry.

Understand infection control and moving and handling policies and take due care to implement these in carrying out duties.

Report accidents and incidents to the nurse in charge.

Report problems with domestic maintenance and liaise with the Ward Clerk to make request fro repairs.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Education in English and Maths
• Previous employment in a customer care environment

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in Critical Care environment

Essential

Essential criteria

• Up to date with current health and hygiene regulations
• Good communication skills in verbal and written English

PPE requirements:

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations

remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline:

This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information:

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting:

The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses:

It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking:

All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.