About this role
Job summary
Join Our Team at Wexham Park Hospital!
Are you a hardworking and enthusiastic individual looking for a rewarding role in healthcare? We are seeking a dedicated Housekeeperto join our friendly team at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.
In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring patients have a comfortable and positive experience by:? Maintaining high standards of cleanliness on the ward/department? Serving breakfast to patients with care and efficiency? Creating a welcoming and supportive environment
? What We Offer:? Full training - no previous cleaning experience needed? A friendly and supportive team environment? The chance to make a real difference in patients' lives? NHS benefits and career progression opportunities
If you have great customer service skills and a positive attitude, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and be part of something meaningful.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job
Vacuum/mop sweep/damp mop/spot clean/spray buffing of floor surfaces, using machinery as required. High and low dust (including skirting boards/window ledges/curtain rails/notice boards/picture frames/furniture/doors and door stays). Vacuum carpeted areas, daily removal of spots or stains, and shampooing of carpets using machinery on housekeeping supervisor instruction. Collection and tagging of all rubbish, removing bags, clinical waste bins, sharps bins and flattened cardboard containers to designated collection points. Ensure waste is correctly segregated at the collection point, and placed into locked containers, as required by Trust policy. Replace bags on stands/containers, with the correct colour code, and ensure that containers are clean. Damp dust lockers, over-bed tables, chairs, beds, ledges, over-bed lights, pipes, radiators (remove cages as instructed) bed and locker wheels. Attend to deep clean requests throughout the hospital. Damp dust/polish desks, furniture, fittings at nurse station and in offices, day room, and any other ancillary rooms attached to the area. Damp clean all telephones. Clean baths, showers, and hand basins polish all chromium fittings.
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Good level of basic education - able to demonstrate literacy, numeracy, and comprehension skills.
Desirable
NVQ level 1 in cleaning and support services building interior Basic food hygiene.
Experience Essential
Basic housekeeping experience Hygiene COSSH procedures
Desirable
Infection prevention and control NHS experience.
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Good communication skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public and staff Able to read and understand written and verbal communication/instruction. Team worker Customer focussed Basic IT 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.
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Steet
Slough, Berkshire
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)