Housekeeping Assistant

**Housekeeping Assistant** **Location: Fulwood Hall Hospital, Preston** **Hours: 30 hours per week, full-time, Monday to Sunday - varied shifts/ flexible** **Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits** **Summary**: Fulwood Hall Hospital was opened as a purpose built facility in 1986. In 2009 the hospital completed a £9m pound investment to refurbish and expand the site, making it the largest independent hospital in Lancashire and one of the largest in the north of England. The hospital has six consulting rooms supported by a fully equipped outpatient treatment room, a pre-assessment unit for screening and assessing patients prior to surgery as well as modern imaging facilities and a brand new physio and sports therapy department including gymnasium. **The role**: We currently have a great opportunity for a Housekeeping Assistant to join our team at Fulwood Hall Hospital, based in Preston. People caring for people. That’s what it’s all about at Ramsay Health Care UK. Thorough hygiene standards - and a bright, clean environment are key to delivering the very best patient care. So, your can-do attitude, customer focused approach and high standards make you the perfect person to join us in this Housekeeper role. You’ll be involved in cleaning all areas of the hospital, from wards to theatres. We’ll give you all the training you’ll need - including getting you up to speed on infection control regulations. As a vital part of the team, you’ll be valued for your hard work and skills - and given the chance to build on them through our Ramsay Academy. **Shift will be**5am-11am, 11am - 17:00pm, 10:00am - 16:00pm and 16:00pm - 22:00pm - Monday to Sunday. Can be flexible.** **What you’ll bring with you**: - A warm, considerate and empathetic character - The ability to make decisions and use your initiative - Strong communication skills - A flexible and can do attitude **Benefits**: - 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rated) - Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period - Flexible shift patterns available where possible - Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies - Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants - Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary - Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy - Free Parking on site (where possible) - Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible) - Concerts for Carers - Employee Assistance Programme - Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords - The Blue Light Card Scheme **About Us**: Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS. We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people - staff and doctors - are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. LI-KH1 **We care.** It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.