Housekeeper

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 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 possible alternate weekends 16.30-19.30 15 hr/w (Includes food service). and 17.00-20.00 15 hr/w

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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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.