Housekeeper

2 weeks ago

Boston, United Kingdom The Butterfly Hospice Trust Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION - HOSPICE HOUSE-KEEPER**

The Butterfly Hospice is a registered charity and the local hospice for Boston, Skegness and surrounding areas. We care for people whose illnesses are no longer curable, enabling them to achieve the best possible quality of life during the final stages of their illness.
Patients, carers and families are welcome and our hospice and our staff and volunteers provide a warm, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone feels at ease.

The Butterfly Hospice Trust strives to provide a supportive working environment for all staff and volunteers in order that they can develop personally and professionally and acquire new skills. The contribution made by staff and volunteers in achieving the organisation’s goals is recognised by all.

**POST**: Housekeeper

**PURPOSE OF JOB**: To carry out the housekeeping duties in all areas of the

Hospice and Charity Offices. To ensure high standards of cleanliness, and the provision of a safe environment for patient care and support

**RESPONSIBLE TO**: Operations Manager

**RESPONSIBLE FOR**: Cleaning duties for Clinical and non-Clinical areas

**Principal Duties**

The Housekeeper is responsible to the Operations Manager on a daily basis
- Keeping all clinical and non-clinical areas of the Hospice, clean and tidy. This includes washing, dusting, polishing, vacuum cleaning and sweeping as appropriate.
- Carry out room deep cleans as required by nursing staff.
- On a daily basis clean patient bedrooms / en-suites, toilets and common areas
- To ensure regular and timely replenishment of disposable items such as hand soap, paper towels, toilet paper etc., and requisitioning supplies of such items where required.
- Empty clinical and general waste bins and ensure that clinical and general waste is stored appropriately and correctly.
- Ensuring that all cleaning equipment/materials are maintained in a safe, clean and efficient working condition. Where an item of equipment requires repair, this should be reported to the Operations Manager using the correct procedure
- Wear protective clothing in accordance with COSHH and Health and Hygiene regulations and Infection Control guidelines.
- Use, maintain and store personal protective equipment (PPE) according to manufacturers' recommendations and in line with Trust’s guidelines.
- Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
- Cleaning of internal window glass plus internal and external door glass
- Hang draperies, and dust window blinds.
- Work within the cleaning and infection control guidelines.

**Principal Duties - General**
- Be prepared to cover for the other team members during their holiday periods, or during times of sick leave.
- Maintaining a friendly contact with all staff, visitors and patients respecting their right to dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times.
- To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.

**General Requirements**

Hospice.
- To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
- Participation in staff meetings.
- Participation in training activities.
- Participation in quality assurance systems.
- All duties must be carried out to comply with: - o Notification of accidents and other Health & Safety requirements. o Statutory legislation, in particular COSHH and Hygiene regulations. o Nationally and locally agreed Codes of Good Practice. o Fire Precautions. o Equal opportunity principles and the Trust’s anti-discriminatory policy.
- Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- Be able to work on your own, or as part of a team.
- Be able to work in a clean and tidy manner.
- To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.

**Infection Control and Prevention**

All employees of the Butterfly Hospice are required to:

- Maintain a clean and safe environment, minimise risks of infection, report infection control issues of concern to their line manager and attend mandatory infection prevention training.
- Work in accordance with their local infection control procedures and in adherence to the

Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infection as outlined in the ‘Health and Social Care Act 2008’.

A satisfactory DBS check will need to be returned prior to commencement of employment.
A detailed Information Handbook, essential work plan and timetable, will be issued subsequent to appointment.

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**Personal Specification**
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate empathy for our patients’, carers and families and be committed to the promotion of the Hospice ethos.

It is essential that the post holder has the **following experience and knowledge**:

- Empathy with patients and the ability to relate to them in a sensitive manner.
- Be fit and in good health, be able to lift and climb ladders.
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