Band 3 Senior Housekeeper

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT Full time

Job summary

The Senior Housekeeper is responsible for a high quality housekeeping service and ensuring the service promotes patient care on the hospital site. We are looking to appoint one Senior Housekeeper within a 12 months secondment post to work within our Facilities team at BCHC Foundation Trust. The vacancy will be based predominantly Moseley Hall Hospital however you will need to have a flexible approach as you may be required to cover other colleagues across sites should the service demand it. We are one team and our service has to continue for the wellbeing of the patient

Monday to Sunday over a 5 day period (alternate weekends, possibly 1 in 3)

Main duties of the job

To work within the Trust Facilities Management structure to ensure that the housekeeping service supports its clinical colleagues, ensuring it integrates with Nursing in its provision of care and specifically Infection, Prevention and Control. Key skills here include the ability to work in an effective and efficient manner whilst integrating and supporting the Facilities services within the clinical teams at the location.

We are looking for forward thinking and innovative individuals with a passion for helping others in an organisation dedicated to making people well.

BCHC delivers a range of healthcare services across a number of sites and specialties.

About us

IMPORTANT

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Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You must adhere to HACCP and COSHH and any other relevant National and Trust policies and procedures. Serving meals and beverages to patients in inpatient areas which may include basic preparation of items. Assisting in ward kitchen areas. Planning, provision and monitoring of specialized cleans (deep cleans) of patient and in-patient areas across sites as per instruction from Infection Prevention Control Team. There is also an element of cash handling and paperwork completion. You will need to adhere to CQC, environmental health, catering and Trust legislation and standards.

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europes leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Knowledge of Confidentiality/Safeguarding/Infection Control/Health and Safety. Worked/working in a NHS or Healthcare setting with patient contact.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

Level 2 Food Hygiene British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification or equivalent or relevant experience Hold or working towards Institute of Leadership and Management qualification level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Facilities Management or equivalent or significant supervisory experience

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience in supervising facilities services in a healthcare environment Experience of developing good relationships with stakeholders Experience in the implementation and on-going supervision of facilities related to risk management policies and procedures.

Desirable

Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information at a site level.

Skills/knowledge

Essential

Experience of working in a Facilities related service in healthcare Ability to deliver to national cleaning specifications Excellent communication skills, oral and written. Able to deliver training and instruction to staff in best practice and methods of work. Reliable, friendly, approachable, flexible and able to motivate and lead by example. Performance orientated /customer focused

Desirable

Be prepared to deliver staff meetings

Personal qualities

Essential

Leadership skills with the ability to motivate others reporting directly to the role. To be a good team player and be able to work with managers in the directorate. To display a range of qualities that engender a high degree of confidence, trust and credibility from clinical and facilities colleagues. Can motivate self and colleagues to think laterally and imaginatively about service development opportunities. Excellent organisational Skills. Adaptable and resilient having a flexible approach to working within a rapidly changing environment Demonstrate empathy towards all client groups.

Other job requirements

Essential

Able to travel between Trust sites and attend meetings/cover sites at a local level

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