Housekeeper – 6 months Contract in Whittington

Location: Whittington

Hours: 16 hours - 3 shifts over 7 days including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

NLW: £12.21/hour (enhancements for Weekends and Bank Holiday)

The Housekeeper reports into the Facilities & Patient Experience Manager. The housekeeping team are responsible for providing high quality cleaning services across the Hospice in order to offer a safe, clean and welcoming environment to patients, visitors and staff. The Housekeeper team will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring compliance with safety and infection control standards. To undertake other cleaning duties as directed by needs of the service.

Knowledge and experience:

• Experience cleaning in a healthcare environment
• Knowledge of colour coding
• Knowledge & understanding of Health and Safety at Work
• Knowledge & understanding of cleaning equipment
• Knowledge & experience of COSHH
• Knowledge & experience of Infection Prevention and control

Values:

• Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills:

• Practical cleaning skills
• Use of electrical cleaning equipment

Personal Attributes:

• Able to work under pressure

Other requirements:

• Eligibility to work in the UK

Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests.

Benefits:

• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
• Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
• Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
• Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
• Free Parking
• The Hub Wellness Support
• Eligibility for flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme

Professional Development:

• All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need.
• All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.
• Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth.

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We may review applications before the application review date; however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date. If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.

I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).

I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.

We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request. Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed. Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.