ITU Housekeeper: Flexible Hours & Compassionate Cleaning

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a housekeeping assistant to support the ITU by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of the unit, including the kitchen, visitor areas and storage spaces. The role requires following infection control guidelines while using initiative.

Key duties include daily room tidiness, preparing beverages for relatives, rotating bed curtain changes, defrosting fridges and logging temperatures, and assisting nursing staff after patient discharge.

Responsibilities

• Clean and tidily maintain ITU areas including the kitchen, coffee room, visitor's room, sluice and store rooms
• Ensure daily fresh milk/coffee/tea in the visitor's room and tidy bed linen; clean crockery
• Prepare trays of tea/coffee for grieving relatives
• Follow monthly rosters for cleaning shelves and cupboards; report deficiencies
• Defrost fridges and record temperatures daily in the log
• Assist nursing staff with cleaning bed spaces after discharge following infection control guidelines
• Report accidents, incidents and problems to the nurse in charge; liaise with Ward Clerk for repairs

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a housekeeping assistant to support the ITU by ensuring cleanliness and tidiness of the unit, including the kitchen, visitor areas and storage spaces. The role requires following infection control guidelines while using initiative.

Key duties include daily room tidiness, preparing beverages for relatives, rotating bed curtain changes, defrosting fridges and logging temperatures, and assisting nursing staff after patient discharge.