About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Housekeeper looking to take the next step in your career?
2 exciting opportunities have arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the team on Burbage Ward as a Senior Housekeeper, and our brand new inpatient ward. Burbage Ward provides care for 16 adult female inpatients, our new ward provides care for ....., and we are looking for someone who is passionate about creating a clean, safe and welcoming environment that supports high-quality patient care. The new ward will be a 12-bedded female-only acute inpatient ward supporting women with enduring and complex mental health needs. The ward has been developed around a bespoke women's model of care, recognising the importance of providing a therapeutic, trauma-informed and gender-sensitive environment that promotes safety, dignity, recovery and choice
As Senior Housekeeper, you will play a key role in leading and supporting the housekeeping team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, food service and environmental quality are maintained across the ward. You will work closely with ward staff and contribute to the positive experience of patients, carers and visitors through your leadership and commitment to excellence.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their supervisory and people management skills within a supportive NHS environment. Training and support will be provided to help you succeed in the role.
Main duties of the job
As Senior Housekeeper, you will provide day-to-day leadership and support to the housekeeping team, ensuring high standards are maintained across all aspects of the service.
Key responsibilities include:
Supervising and supporting the housekeeping team. Organising staff rotas and ensuring adequate service cover. Supporting recruitment, induction and training of new staff. Conducting supervision sessions and contributing to staff appraisals and development. Monitoring quality standards relating to cleanliness, infection prevention and food hygiene. Managing stock levels and ordering cleaning materials and supplies. Supporting compliance with Health & Safety, COSHH and Infection Prevention procedures. Working alongside the housekeeping team when required to maintain excellent standards of service delivery. Working collaboratively with ward managers and clinical colleagues to ensure the ward environment contributes positively to patient care and recovery.
About us
Working for your organisation
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with ourvalueswhen you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through ourwebsite.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Job description Job responsibilities
Supporting Patient Care
With the support and assistance of the nursing team, to ensure that Housekeeping staff contribute to the monitoring of patient self care needs and abilities, through their day to day interactions, and that staff are equipped with the skills and support to do so. To ensure that arrangements are in place, understood and adhered to in relation to informing patients of menu choices, ensuring their choices are known and provided for. To ensure that arrangements are in place to promptly provide for special dietary needs, advising the Ward Manager or Senior Nursing staff of any anticipated difficulties Ward Environment
Ensure day to day cleanliness of the wards, following work schedules and devising workschedules as appropriate to the housekeeping team. To ensure clear and effective arrangements are in place, within the Ward environment, to allow for the timely removal of waste, dirty linen and items for disposal from the ward environment. To ensure and monitor that these are adhered to and that difficulties are addressed and remedied, advising the Ward Manager of undue difficulties. Management responsibilities
Responsibility for maintaining staff records To ensure staff resources are used to best effect, to maintain standards of service evenlywhen preparing duty rotas, in terms of shift patterns and annual leave entitlement. To ensure that staff time sheets are appropriately authorised. Undertaking supervision with housekeepers under the guidance of the manager. Ensure all legal responsibilities under health and safety, PEAT, infection control and environmental health are adhered to. To ensure control systems are in place and maintained to appropriately manage and monitor expenditure, being able to account for changes and advise the Ward Manager ofcost forecasts. To participate in staff recruitment. To ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to support the use of temporary / agency staff. To undertake day to day sickness management of staff. Health and Safety
To ensure that weekly systems for Health and Safety checking and monitoring are implemented and adhered to, reporting any faults or maintenance needs with follow up enquiries, and reporting to the Nurse in charge any issues of immediate concern. To ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to fully comply with COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Regulations. To ensure that arrangements for the safe storage, timely removal and disposal of household and clinical waste, are appropriate and followed. To ensure that effective arrangements for the monitoring of water temperatures and development of legionella bacteria within the Ward are in place and monitored. Training
Ensuring mandatory training is undertaken by the housekeeping team, including Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and Fire. Undertaking training with staff to ensure they are using any equipment and machinery safely. Undertakes all mandatory and CPD as per requirements of role To participate in arrangements for own supervision, appraisal and ongoing development. To ensure that staff within the Housekeeping Team receive appropriate supervision, annual appraisals and have relevant personal development / training plans in place. To promote NVQs to members of the team as an appropriate and recognised means to support and enable staff development with regard to identified and required competencies. Policies & Procedures:
To ensure the housekeeping team are aware of the Trusts Policies and Procedures as they relate to and affect their work. Equipment and Supplies:
To ensure that all equipment for relevant purposes in respect of ward cleaning and food preparation and storage is clean, fit for purpose and maintained appropriately, and can be used by housekeeping staff in the correct ways providing for their safety and that ofothers. Ordering of cleaning materials and ensuring stock levels are controlled. Food Hygiene
Ensure all staff work within the SCT Catering Services Framework and in accordance with Statutory Food Hygiene Policies
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Good Organisation Skills Effective Verbal and Written Communication Skills Able to work on own initiative and prioritise workload Good Record Keeping
Desirable
Basic IT Knowledge and Ability
Training & Qualifications Essential
CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Basic Health and Safety Certificate NVQ's in Catering / Housekeeping / Cleaning / residential services Professional approach, commitment to work within policies and under guidance
Desirable
Knowledge of the National Service Framework and Cleanliness in Hospital Initiative
Experience Essential
Previous experience in a hospital or similar environment supervising domestic / catering / housekeeping services Preparing of housekeepers rota's and providing supervision
Desirable
Experience of working with people with mental health problems
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.
Employer details Employer name Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Michael Carlisle Centre
75 Osborne Road
Sheffield
S11 9BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)