To efficiently undertake cleaning, domestic, catering and laundry duties, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the buildings. To provide housekeeping cover between any of the organisations additional sites, as and when required.
Duties Include:
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Ensure that patients, families and visitors to the facilities are treated with politeness and courtesy at all times.
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Undertake housekeeping duties , in order to provide services in an effective and efficient manner, while meeting quality and hygiene standards.
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Undertake cleaning duties in accordance with the set rota and maintain a high standard of presentation at all times.
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Undertake in-house laundry duties.
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Provide catering assistance in the kitchen when required and assist in the preparation of the dining room and cleaning of the kitchen area after meals.
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Check regularly and maintain, standard cleaning materials and consumables such as detergents, paper products, protective clothing etc, and report same to the Estates Support Manager.
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Report via the Estate & Facilities Dept, any structural or fabric repairs or risks, which are identified as being required, e.g. faulty light fittings, equipment repairs, fire safety issues etc.
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ยท Adhere to all policies and procedures including the Health and Safety Policy, Infection Control, Waste Management, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Safeguarding and Social Media.
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Ensure that complaints relating to the housekeeping service are referred to the Estates Support Manager as soon as possible so that they can be dealt with in a timely and sensitive manner and participate in investigating such complaints in accordance with Hospice policies.
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Be alert to the presence of risk within the working environment, take steps to minimise the risk and notify the Manager so that harm can be prevented.
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Inform the Estates Support Manager immediately of any concerns or complaints raised relating to the housekeeping service so that they can be responded to in a timely manner.
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Promote good team work whilst undertaking duties and communicate any job related issues to the Estates Support manager in a timely manner.
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Participate in the development of services, policies and procedures as determined by the needs of the service and as a result of engagement with service users.
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Attend mandatory training and team meetings.
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Carry out any other duties which may be allocated from time to time to ensure the service is maintained, including assistance with pantry/kitchen duties in the In-patient Unit.
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To provide Housekeeper cover between sites, as and when required at short notice.
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Previous experience of housekeeping/domestic work in a healthcare setting.
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Ability to communicate effectively.
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Ability to provide a high standard of cleanliness.
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Ability to work as a reliable member of the team.
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Ability to meet the needs of the work rota and flexibility i.e. change working shifts to maintain the services during periods of annual leave or sick leave.
Desirable Criteria
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Basic food hygiene certificate or willingness to undertake
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British Institute of Cleaning Sciences Licence to Practice Qualification or willingness to undertake.
For further information contact Tanya Lyttle at GenTech Recruitment on 028 92679668
Contact Detail:
Gen Tech Specialist Recruitment Solutions Recruiting Team
+442892679668