Housekeeper - 6 months ContractNHS

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Job description

Job Activities:

Complete housekeeping duties using the cleaning materials and equipment as trained, ensuring health and safety aspects are taken into consideration.

Report any faults with materials or equipment immediately to Ward Manager or in their absence, to the person in charge.

Cleaning of patient bedrooms and ensuites

Cleaning toilets/bathrooms/kitchen areas

Cleaning office accommodation

Vacuuming, dusting, emptying bins, checking sinks, cleaning phones

Cleaning common corridors

Vacuuming, dusting, cleaning skirting boards, window cleaning.

Cleaning specialist areas (as required)

Barrier cleaning within infection control guidelines

Preparing patient trays e.g. for dining, water, beakers

Washing up (using dishwasher) and putting away

Floor cleaning

• Carpets
• Hard Floors (Using industrial equipment).

Waste removal both general, food and clinical where applicable

Laundry

• Washing/Ironing
• Putting personal/hospice clothing/bedding into storage.

Covering other areas of need as required

Report accidents, incidents and near misses and security concerns without any delay as per policy to the unit managers or person in charge

Take reasonable care for own health and safety and that of anyone who may be affected by any acts and omissions on the post holders behalf.

Standards

To maintain the agreed cleaning standards of the unit/department area and be responsible for the cleaning of resident areas, clinical areas (including the clean and dirty utility rooms), unit offices/rest rooms, resident lounges, bathrooms, toilets and all furniture, equipment, fixtures and fittings therein.

Supporting voluntary helpers supporting the Housekeeping Team

Reporting all faulty equipment to the Facilities/ Nurse in Charge/Stewards as appropriate

Liaising with nursing staff about the needs of patients as required

Undertaking any other duties as may reasonably be requested by management

Adhering to health and safety regulations, infection control protocols, and proper use of cleaning chemicals

Other:

To respect patient and staff confidentiality

To undertake all mandatory training and updates

Following infection control procedures and policies as they apply to the Housekeeping Services Department

To follow agreed cleaning protocols

To be aware of and follow Health & Safety and other relevant Hospice policy and procedures

To actively support the timely ordering and cost-effective use of cleaning materials and housekeeping supplies

Be aware of and follow COSHH regulations

Just so you know:

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.

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About us

St Giles Hospice is a registered charity founded in 1983 by the Reverend Paul Brothwell, originally to improve the care of local people dying with cancer.

We now support patients, and their loved ones, living with a terminal illness. Our dedicated team provides individually-tailored care, free of charge, either at the hospice or in patients own homes across our communities.

We spend close to £10 million a year providing our specialist services. With less than a quarter of this funded by the Government, we rely heavily on donations and income generation from the local community.