Hospital Housekeeper

Your World Healthcare is a leading specialist healthcare recruitment agency, placing a range of healthcare professionals including Non-Clinical and Clinical positions.

**Housekeeper**

**Location**: Dorchester, Dorset

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**: No end date given at this stage

**Proposed start date**: ASAP

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Hospital

**Band**: 2

**Pay Rates**:
**Pay Rates**:
**Day Rate** Working any hours Monday to Friday 6am-8pm: £10.69 paye inclusive of holiday pay

**Night and Saturday Rates** Monday to Friday working any hours between 8pm-6am: £13.89 paye inclusive of holiday pay

**Sunday and Bank Holidays**: £17.10 Paye inclusive of holiday pay

**Working Days and Hours**:
**_The shifts are as follows:_**

06:00 -14:00 Monday - Friday

06:00 - 14:00 Wednesday - Sunday

14:00 - 22:00 Monday - Friday

**Job Summary**

The main function of this post is to participate in maintaining levels of cleanliness throughout a designated area within the Trust.

**Duties**
- To ensure that the ward and area you are assigned to is cleaned in accordance with the work schedule for that area
- To work with your supervisor and other staff groups when the work schedule for your assigned area is to be reviewed
- Staff must prioritise their own workload whilst giving consideration to any variation in ward or departmental routine, where appropriate
- Wash and dry patients’ water jugs and glasses in accordance with agreed procedures
- Undertake specialist cleaning as required under the guidance of the Domestic Supervisor and/or Nurse in Charge
- To ensure all the cleaning materials and disposables are used economically and that only chemicals provided by the Trust are used in accordance with your training.
- To be responsible for ensuring that all the equipment and cleaning materials used are stored securely and safely in your work area.
- To ensure that whilst carrying out your duties the correct colour coded equipment is used.
- Ensure all cleaning equipment and trolleys are cleaning properly at the end of each shift and are stored in line with Cleaning Cupboard Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
- To use machinery/equipment in accordance to your training to prevent endangering yourself and others. Including;
- Reporting faults
- Keeping equipment clean
- Replenishing vacuum cleaner bags as required
- Using the equipment for the purpose it was built for
- Complying with health and safety regulations by ensuring safety signs are displayed whilst working and removed once the area of work is clean and dry
- To ensure that all waste is disposed of in accordance to department protocol and Trust waste policy
- To ensure that you inform your supervisor if there are any problems which may have a detrimental effect on your ability to clean areas properly

**Person specification**

**Education criteria**
- Education to GCSE level Grade C or above or its equivalent

**Training criteria**
- Non-Patient Manual Handling
- Infection Control
- Health and safety and COSSH

**Experience criteria**
- Previous experience in a Hospital environment.
- Evidence of ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Evidence of working with IT systems and processes

**Skills and Competencies criteria**
- Demonstrate an understanding of team working
- Competent to operate cleaning equipment
- Competent in following work schedules and maintaining accurate documentation
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors