Job overview
Do you want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career?
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We have vacancies for our evening housekeeping service on our acute wards, providing a full cleaning service over our two inpatient sites in South Derbyshire, Kingsway Hospital and the Radbourne unit (located on the Royal Derby site)
Available positions are 5 days a week with alternate weekends 16.30-19.30 15 hr/w (Includes food service).
Main duties of the job
Housekeepers provide a high class cleaning service to all buildings within the Trust, creating a clean environment for all patients, visitors, and staff.
Duties
- Damp mopping and buffing of all floor surfaces, including using machinery. Periodic maintenance as included in the cleaning schedules.
- Vacuum cleaning of all carpet areas, including use of machinery.
- Damp dusting all radiators, pipes and ledges.
- Cleaning of all furniture and fittings by the appropriate method.
- High dusting.
- Cleaning of partition glass and inside of windows where necessary.
- Cleaning of all sanitary fitments.
- Cleaning wall tiles.
- Replenishing disposable items, e.g. paper towels, soap, rubbish sacks, etc.
- Emptying of refuse bins and removing to place of disposal. Cleaning of all refuse holders.
- Cleaning of lockers, beds and mattress when vacated by the patient
Housekeeping Duties – Duties will vary to suit area
- Prepare the dining room ready for meals.
- Under the supervision of nursing staff ensure all meals are served and presented in an appetising manner
- Ensure all meal and break pots are washed with the aid of the dishwasher and that the kitchen is left clean and tidy
- Report defaults, breakages, pests, etc, to relevant person.
- To work as a member of the ‘house’ team including attending team meetings as appropriate.
- In the allotted time, any other non-patient duty as required by the Unit manager
- To complete all relevant paperwork as requested by management
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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