Housekeeper

Job Description

Housekeeper - Manor Hospital, CV11 5HX£10.13 - £18.64 per hourCan you bring your housekeeping skills and experience to Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust Would you like to be part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other If you answered yes, then Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust would love to hear from you!This is a band 2 cleaning role, based at the Manor Hospital. Manor Court Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5HX.Hours: 30 hours, 5-day rota Monday-Sunday. Rotational morning and evening shifts 8am-2pm and 3pm-7pm.Pay: This is a Band 2 position. Monday-Friday £10.19 Saturdays - £14.36 Sundays - £18.64ResponsibilitiesTo provide and assist wherever necessary, a housekeeping service, maintaining a clean and healthy environment for patients and staff in Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and associated buildings, in line with local/national standards and protocols.

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with agreed procedures which aim to reduce the risk of acquired infections.
• Abide by the strict National Colour Coding System for cleaning within a healthcare environment.
• To co-operate when new methods of working are introduced with the aim of improving work schedules and frequencies.
• Replenish all hand towels, toilet rolls, soaps etc as and when required.
• To operate all mechanical equipment i.e., floor cleaning machines, steam cleaners and vacuum systems in line with safe operating instructions and report any defects to the housekeeping supervisors.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the fabric of the buildings by reporting defects and faults to ensure a safe working environment.
• To be responsible for providing a patient beverage service throughout the day, and to assist nursing staff with patient meal services at lunch and supper as necessary.
• To ensure the ward has adequate stocks of provisions, crockery, cutlery, and linen and to report shortfalls to the relevant departments.
• To empty and remove all clinical, domestic, and recyclable waste ensuring waste segregation and identification procedures are always followed.
• To take responsibility for the safe storage of all cleaning products and materials, ensuring hazardous chemicals are locked safely within cleaning trollies and resource cupboards.
• To undertake isolation room cleaning in line with enhanced and terminal cleaning procedures.
• To undertake thorough ward bay cleans on a weekly basis or when required and instructed.
• To carry out curtain changes as and when required or instructed.
• To ensure a clean uniform is always worn when on duty and to use relevant Personal Protective Equipment i.e., gloves, aprons, and non-slip footwear in accordance with the Trusts PPE Policy and Infection Control guidelines.
• Assist in the covering of cleaning duties across the hospital site on the request of the Housekeeping Supervisors.
• Take responsibility for the Ward kitchen, ensuring it is always clean, e.g., discarding out of date food, stock rotation and labelled correctly
• Ensure patients whose fluid intake is not medically restricted have easy access to fresh water (e.g., jugs and glasses).

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance.
• Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS ProfessionalsNHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts dont have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is thenreinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.We look forward to hearing from you soon.Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear fromus within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourageour bank members who are not clinically exempt from vaccination to get vaccinated.