Mobile Housekeeper LMH

Job summary

Job Summary

We are seeking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic individual looking for a housekeeping position within our Estates & Facilities team, working to the below rota pattern, is this you?

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Week 1 Off, Off, Working, Working, Working, Off, Off

Week 2 Working, Working, Off, Off, Off, Working, Working

Do you want to work for an ambitious friendly NHS team?

Strive in an environment that offers variety?

Have experience or knowledge of National Standards Cleanliness 2021?

If you answered yes, we are looking for great individuals to join our diverse and inclusive team, with opportunities for everyone including personal development, career progression opportunities and many employee benefits including enhanced rates, NHS pension scheme, blue light cards with great discounts and much more

Still interested? Check out the job description and submit your application form you could well be shortlisted.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Closing Date - 03/12/24

Shortlisting - 04/12/24

Interview - TBC

Main duties of the job

To provide an effective and efficient food and beverage service in line with Food Safety and Hygiene legislation and Improving the Patient Experience (ItPE) protocols.

To provide an effective and efficient cleaning service in line with NHS National Standards Cleanliness 2021.

To meet the requirements of patients, service users, staff, and visitors to maintain and provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.

To work between two BDCFT Hospitals (Lynfield Mount & Airedale Centre for Mental Health.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

To communicate with patients /service users, clinical leads, regarding meal choices, complete menu collation forms for submission to the main production kitchen for meal serve meals on the ward at breakfast, lunch and dinner in line with Improving the Patient Experience (ItPE) protocols, including maintaining the quality of food from preparation to service. To ensure a clean environment during meal service ensure hot and cold beverages are constantly available to patients/service work together and communicate with clinical staff and departmental leads on all relevant housekeeping matters including patient dietary needs, environmental issues, new admissions, and work together and communicate with line manager on all relevant work-related work together with Food Service colleagues to provide an effective and efficient meal service provision to patientsTo maintain appropriate levels of food stocks in the ward kitchen and ensure the correct rotation of all products completing necessary paperwork in line with guidance Food service quality forms, waste collation sheets, question of the day formsTo safely store food and supplies orders upon clean serving dishes; crockery and cutlery using a dishwasher, all industrial catering dishes are returned to the main kitchen for collate meal choices from service users, liaise with clinicians to obtain information on allergen and dietary requirements, prior to submission of meal collation sheets to main kitchenTo maintain standards in line with National Specifications for Cleanliness in the provide general cleaning within all inpatient areas with inclusion of wards, communal areas, offices, departments, non-clinical areasTo follow National Colour Coding in line with infection prevention and control ensure safe use and storage of materials to meet health and safety regulations and adhere to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) ensure safe use and storage of cleaning equipment vacuum cleaners, water extraction adhere to safe working practices as outlined in Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) assist with the removal of bodily fluids and clean-up process as and when required in accordance with Infection Prevention guidelinesTo work to a cleaning schedule, completing all allocated cleaning tasks damp dusting high- and low-level surfaces, vacuuming, mopping and carpet cleaning. Tasks to be performed in all areas of the ward. Workload to be prioritised, as maintain standards in line with National Specifications for Cleanliness in the provide general cleaning within all inpatient areas with inclusion of wards, communal areas, offices, departments, non-clinical areasTo follow National Colour Coding in line with infection prevention and control ensure safe use and storage of materials to meet health and safety regulations and adhere to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) ensure safe use and storage of cleaning equipment vacuum cleaners, water extraction adhere to safe working practices as outlined in Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) assist with the removal of bodily fluids and clean-up process as and when required in accordance with Infection Prevention guidelinesTo work to a cleaning schedule, completing all allocated cleaning tasks damp dusting high- and low-level surfaces, vacuuming, mopping and carpet cleaning. Tasks to be performed in all areas of the ward. Workload to be prioritised, as necessary.

Person Specification

Desirable

Essential

Knowledge of COSHH

Desirable

years experience

Essential

Essential

Cleaning experience

Desirable

Years experience

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