Hotel Services Assistant - Housekeeping (Bank)

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust•Wolverhampton, WV

About The Position

New Cross Hospital are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join us in providing an effective and efficient housekeeping service. Previous hospital experience is not essential but experience of carrying out similar duties and an understanding of cross infection issues is desirable. This will be for a 0 hour contract working on the Bank within the Housekeeping department. The hours on offer will predominantly be weekday evenings, dependent on the service needs. APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK MONDAY TO FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 06:00 -12:00 AND/OR MONDAY TO FRIDAY 17:00 - 23:00, AS REQUIRED DEPENDENT ON THE SERVICE NEEDS. Advert To undertake Cleaning duties across Trust sites as required, ensuring levels of cleanliness meet the National specification for Cleanliness for the NHS. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Requirements

APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK MONDAY TO FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 06:00 -12:00 AND/OR MONDAY TO FRIDAY 17:00 - 23:00, AS REQUIRED DEPENDENT ON THE SERVICE NEEDS.
Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.
By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider.
Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital experience is not essential but experience of carrying out similar duties and an understanding of cross infection issues is desirable.

Responsibilities

To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with the daily tasks required to maintain the levels of cleanliness required for the environment.
To provide routine information with colleagues, ward /clinic/theatre staff and Supervisor.
To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, e.g. investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.
To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff and visitors.
To comply with all Trust Policies, Infection Prevention protocols and Health and Safety requirements.
To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all work equipment required - e.g. Vacuums, Rangers, and Scrubber/dryers etc. – following Housekeeping standard operating procedures.
To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.
To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with COSHH.
To record personally generated information for compliance to ensure Infection prevention protocols are followed.
To participate in cleanliness audits as required, and Trust surveys.
To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.
To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.