Part-time Housekeeper - Abingdon Community Hospital

Integrated Care System; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

An opportunity is available for a Part-time Housekeeper at Abingdon Community Hospital, focusing on providing a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Working part-time, you'll handle cleaning duties and serve food, with a variety of shifts to accommodate hospital needs.

Benefits

NHS Discount across shops

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning, ideally in a healthcare setting.
• Food safety training and qualifications in cleaning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct general cleaning in ward areas and outpatient facilities.
• Serve food to patients during meal times.
• Participate in cleaning audits and maintain hygiene standards.

Skills

Basic cleaning skills

Good Communication Skills

Understanding of the principles of delivering quality service

Flexible

Education

O level/GCSE level education

Food Safety trained

NVQ 1 in cleaning

Job description

Part-time Housekeeper - Abingdon Community Hospital

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of housekeepers and porters at Abingdon Community Hospital providing a safe clean environment for patients and staff.

This is a part-time 12 month fixed term role (18.75 hours per week). You'll be working on a 3 days per week shift pattern over a 2 week rolling rota whereby you would be expected to work a variety of 7am-1:15pm and 12:45-7pm shifts, and alternative weekend working.

You'll be carrying out general cleaning on the outpatients and ward areas including mopping the floors, cleaning toilets and around the patient bays, as well as serving food to patients at breakfast, lunch and dinner times.

We are looking for friendly, organised, hard-working candidates who will be reliable team players with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality cleaning and cook chill service, this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Plan own work in-line with the daily cleaning routines and cleaning tasks as per rota
• Carry out terminal and enhanced cleans as per local procedures
• Participate in cleaning audits as necessary
• Handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Unpack and stack all linen and laundry
• Regenerate cook/chill meals recording the temperatures of food at stages definedas appropriate within the relevant wards
• Ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are clean atall times
• Set up dining room, beverage /food trolleys as and when required
• Ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all wastefood is discarded immediately after service
• Ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Basic cleaning skills
• Some knowledge of cleaning chemicals
• Experience in cleaning
• Previous experience in NHS environment/health care setting

Skills

• Good Communication Skills
• Understanding of the principles of delivering quality service
• Flexible
• Understanding of Microsoft Word/Excel

Qualifications

• O level/GCSE level education
• Food Safety trained
• NVQ 1 in cleaning
• Demonstrate an interest in Learning/Further Training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.