Porter / Cleaner - Witney Hospital

Oxford Health NHS Trust; West Boldon; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Trust in Witney is hiring a part-time Porter/Cleaner to join the Facilities team. The role supports portering, cleaning, waste management and ward service across the hospital, with a four-week rolling rota and every other weekend shift.

Onboarding includes a DBS check. Applicants should have GCSE level education, basic numeracy and literacy, and know basic health & safety practices. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• GCSE level education and basic numeracy/literacy required.
• Experience in cleaning and facilities support is desirable.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team, with good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and check deliveries and ensure proper storage.
• Deliver meals and assist with ward service as required.
• Move and assist patients within the hospital as needed.
• Collect and dispose of waste and maintain clean, safe stores and areas.
• Follow food hygiene regulations and ensure equipment and trolleys are clean and secure.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Teamwork

Cleaning

Health & Safety

Education

GCSE Level

Job description

We're recruiting for a Porter/Cleaner to join our team at Witney Community Hospital on a part-time bases (25 hours per week). You'll be working on a four week rolling rota which covers Monday - Sunday where you'll be on shift every other weekend.

Our team of Porters and Housekeepers are flexible, reliable and strong team players. We offer a supportive environment where you can be proud of delivering service excellence across our site.

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

Main duties of the job

• Receive and check food deliveries, checking delivery temperature and reporting discrepancies to head housekeeper following food hygiene regulations
• Deliver meals to and from the kitchen onto the ward areas.
• Available for the movement of patients within the Hospital complex, as required.
• Collection of pharmacy boxes and pathological specimens. (Special arrangements apply on Saturdays and Bank Holidays
• Collection of dirty linen. Distribution of clean linen at weekends and holidays.
• Collection of refuse and other waste, ensuring that any waste bins in outside public areas are regularly emptied.
• Keeping stores and medical gas compound clean and tidy and kept secure at all times, reviewing medical gas trolleys and delivery medical gas to the relevant departments onrequest.

About us

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

• We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Job responsibilities

The post is Part time - 25 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota, working Monday - Sunday with every other weekend.

To work as part of the Facilities team to provide a comprehensive porter service to across the Trust. Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.

Education

• Ability to pass Numeracy & Literacy test
• Educated to GCSE Level
• Knowledge of Basic Health & Safety Regulations

Experience

• Experience of moving & handling activities
• Basic Cleaning Skills
• Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials
• Experience in food handling

Skills

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Good Organisational skills

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.