Band 2 Hotel Services Assistant (Housekeeping) - Weston-super-Mare

Job overview

Early Evening Hotel Services Assistant (Housekeeping) Longfox Unit

The Longfox Unit is situated in the grounds of Weston General Hospital in Weston-super-Mare

Part Time - 14 hours per week over 4 days on a set rota which includes regular weekend working

A vacancy has arisen for a part time Hotel Services Assistant to join our Hotel Services Team at the Longfox Unit. The role is varied and covers reheating and service of meal to our Service users, washing up, and associated cleaning duties. .

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

A Hotel Services Assistant undertakes a range of duties, including:-

Catering - Working on Wards to reheat and serve Service Users meals and working in the central Kitchen to prepare salads, sandwiches and other catering items.

Cleaning - Cleaning of the kitchen, dining room, and other areas of the Ward as required.

Please see the Job Description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CATERING

• Receipt of chilled meals and stores, checking for quantity, quality. signing for all goods received, temperature checking chilled and frozen foods and recording the temperatures. Ensuring any unacceptable temperatures are reported to the Hotel Services Supervisor.
• To ensure the correct storage and rotation of chilled meals and stores.
• Regeneration of chilled/frozen meals, according to guidelines and food safety instructions. Under Nursing supervision to serve all meals, ensuring correct portioning and presentation of meals.
• Monitoring, recording of food temperatures, taking remedial action as required. Monitoring and recording of fridge and freezer temperatures.
• Washing by machine all crockery, cutlery and utensils

HOUSEKEEPING 1. Cleaning in all areas to the agreed NHS specification (including but not limited to National Standards of Cleanliness, CQC outcomes and PLACE, and in line with local schedules. Areas will include but not be limited to service user bedrooms, communal areas, sanitary areas, clinic rooms, kitchens, offices, corridors. To replenish stocks of disposable items, i.e.: paper hand towels, soap. Working in accordance with all relevant Health and safety procedures at all times e.g. COSHH, Manual Handling 2. Completion of cleaning records signing off areas completed and noting areas those areas that are inaccessible. 3. Highlighting to the Nurse in Charge or Hotel Service Supervisor areas of concern e.g. on-going issues around access 4. Adhering to all aspects of Infection Control to ensure the potential for spread of infection is minimised. 5. Working in accordance with the National Colour Coding guidance

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.