Part-time Housekeeper / Cleaner - Wallingford Hospital

Job overview

We are recruiting for a part-time Housekeeper / Cleaner to join our team at Wallingford Community Hospital providing a safe clean environment for patients and staff.

We are looking for friendly, organised, hard-working candidates who will be reliable, flexible, and good team players with  who strong interpersonal and communication skills.

You'll be providing high quality housekeeping and catering service, with the aim of this post is to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.

Shift pattern will consist of early and late shifts (7am - 12pm and 14:00 - 19:00 ) with working alternative weekends.

If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality cleaning and cook chill service, this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Plan own work in-line with the daily cleaning routines and cleaning tasks as per rota.
• Carry out terminal and enhanced cleans as per local procedures
• Participate in cleaning audits as necessary
• Handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Unpack and stack all linen and laundry.
• Regenerate cook/chill meals recording the temperatures of food at stages defined as appropriate within the relevant wards.
• Ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are clean at all times.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. This is a part-time vacancy (25 hours per week), shifts include a variety of 7am-12pm & 2pm-7pm shifts, and working every other weekend.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.