Senior Housekeeper

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Maintain the required standard of cleaning services following the correct procedure and frequencies
- Undertake a variety of cleaning duties in line with the ward/area/location cleaning schedules
- Operate mechanical cleaning equipment
- Replenish disposables and consumables
- Safely and correctly store cleaning chemicals and equipment
- Carry out specialist cleaning and one-off cleaning duties in line with service requirements
- Assist with laundry duties as and when required
- Take part in cleanliness audits and follow up action as required
- Take a personal duty of care for all equipment that is used on a day to day basis as part of the role
- Report any misuse of, or faulty equipment to the appropriate person
- The post holder may be expected to open and lock buildings and set alarms ensuring our premises are secure at the end of the day.
- The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding and share the Mission, Values and Behaviours of the Trust which defines our culture. All staff are required to promote and adhere to these.
- Responsible for promoting a positive work culture.
- Responsible for maintaining own core competences and CPD register along with supporting department wide training and development needs.

**Systems and equipment (non-exhaustive)**:

- Floor scrubber
- Rotowash
- Buffer
- Vacuum cleaner
- Steamers

**Decisions and judgements**:

- The postholder does not have any responsibility for staff
- The postholder will be responsible for organising their work to ensure that all tasks are completed
- The postholder will work within established procedures/practices with supervision available for reference
- The postholder will follow policies in own role and may be required to comment, but has no responsibility for service development
- The postholder will be required to assess situations that present themselves and determine an appropriate course of action from a choice of options, eg fault finding on equipment such as a vacuum cleaner

Health and Safety

As an employee of the trust you have a responsibility to abide by the safety practices and codes authorised by the trust. You have an equal responsibility with management, for maintaining safe working practices for the health and safety of yourself and others.

Constitution, Competence and Capability

As an employee of the Trust you have a responsibility to promote and abide by the rights and responsibilities outlined in the NHS Constitution. You are additionally expected to adhere to Organisational/National/Regulatory Codes of Practice relevant to the role you are employed to undertake. At all times it is expected that you will limit the scope of your practice to your acquired level of competence and capability.

Dignity at Work Statement

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to treating all of our staff with dignity and respect. You are responsible for behaving in a way that is consistent with the aims of our Equality and Diversity Policy. This includes not discriminating unfairly in any area of your work and not harassing or otherwise intimidating other members of staff.

**Hours**: Monday to Friday 06:30-09:00

JOB PURPOSE.

The Housekeeping staff provide a clean and safe environment to our patients, visitors and staff ensuring that a high standard of cleanliness in line with National Cleaning Standards, infection control and health and safety are met and maintained

The post holder will be expected to work as part of the wider Housekeeping team, providing an integrated and flexible service, and as such may sometimes be required to undertake duties within other areas of the Hotel Services Department should the needs of the service demand it.