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Housekeeper (Cirencester Hospital)

Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£23,615 per annum pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
10 Apr 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
27 Mar 2025

Job overview

We are looking for someone to cover cleaning and catering across the hospital to ensure a welcoming, clean, and safe environment for our patients, their families and the wider team working on site.

The housekeeping role is an essential part of the day to day running of the hospital and ensures our patients and their families experience a high quality service.

You'll be part of a great team of ** housekeepers, supported by ** Supervisors and our Facilities Managers on site.

Cirencester Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services, a Minor Injuries Unit and x-ray and ultrasound services, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The hospital supports 49 inpatient beds across two wards.

If you are willing to learn and will give us your time and commitment, we will give you all the training necessary to be a part of this great team and contribute to the success of our community hospital .

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on providing a clean environment for our patients and colleagues, this role involves carrying out the daily cleaning schedule as well as additional cleaning duties as required.

You will work alongside patients, colleagues and other visitors to our site; being professional and ensuring that you are working within the Trust Values.

This role also involves delivering patient meals and drinks on our inpatient wards.

A full induction and training as well as ongoing in house supervision will be provided

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Ensure the cleanliness of the environment in accordance with the National Specification of Cleanliness 2007 or equivalent and to the agreed work schedules.  The post holder will clean all areas of the site using a range of methods e.g. High dusting, damp dusting, vacuuming and mopping, in line with the NHS Cleaning Manual.
  • Be responsible for maintaining and replenishing stocks of consumable items used within the department, i.e.: paper hand towels, soap, in a safe and responsible manner.
  • Adhere to all aspects of Infection Control in all areas of work, including the use of colour coded equipment to ensure there is no spread of infection.
  • Follow local procedures for reporting areas cleaned and highlighting issues which have prevented duties being carried out.
  • Undertake enhanced cleaning duties under the direction of the Facilities Supervisor.