Housekeeper

Provide a high standard of catering and general housekeeping duties within a mental health inpatient environment. Duties will be carried out in line with national standards of cleanliness, infection prevention & control and food safety. KEY RESULT AREAS: Catering duties Provide a full meal and snack service to the service users on the ward. a.

Receive and store all food in accordance with set standards and Trust policy. b. Prepare and pack menu items for service users to the required standard, in line with the Trusts Food Safety, HACCP and Health & Safety policies & procedures. c.

Regenerate/prepare and serve meals and sundry items of food adhering to food distribution timescales and in line with the Trusts Food Safety, HACCP and Health & Safety policies & procedures. d. Wash all items, including all tableware used, following each meal service e. Ensure the unit catering department is maintained to high standards of cleanliness at all times in line with the Trusts Food Safety, HACCP and Health & Safety policies & procedures.

f. Communicate with multidisciplinary teams (nursing staff, catering and dietitians) to ensure service users receive special diets in accordance with nutritional requirements, allergy status and care plans. g. Collate and input data required for the ordering of special diets onto the catering department food sheets.

h. Liaise and communicate any menu changes and answer any queries relating to menu changes with service users and nursing staff. i. Maintain accurate records in relation to food storage and regeneration of food in accordance with Trust policy.

j. Prepare for meal times ensuring menus are displayed in accordance with set standards. General Housekeeping Duties Contribute to the safety, efficiency and general tidiness of the whole unit environment a.Maintain adequate supplies of stock and ad hoc items on the wards by monitoring stock levels, ordering items as required, rotating stock and safely storing items. b.Ensure bedrooms are prepared appropriately for admissions to the ward c.Support service users to keep their own property safe and support individuals to use the laundry equipment as required.

d.Report any defective or damaged items, infestations or breakages and arrange for the removal of items as required in accordance with Trust Waste Disposal & Decontamination policies and procedures. e. Undertake routine and ad hoc environmental and equipment checks and audits as required f. Maintain cleaning of items as per ward schedules g.

Spot clean throughout the ward as required General a.Maintain good working relationships and effective communication with all colleagues, service users and visitors whilst delivering the core duties of a housekeeping service. b. Adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures at all times. c.

Safeguard the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults, by adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining. f. Adhere to the national NHS smoke free policy, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds g. Be a socially responsible employee by following measures that reduce or offset the Trusts environmental impact This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post.

The post-holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in conjunction with the post-holder when necessary, in line with service developments. Trust Values: The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding: Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training. Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitor