Housekeeper - Camberley

Job overview

To work as a member of the Theatres team, contributing to the provision of a comfortable and effective stay for patients, by ensuring that the department is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.

Ensuring that all areas (Theatres, offices, corridors etc.) are cleaned to a high standard of cleanliness, maintaining a pleasant environment for staff, patients, and visitors.

To carry out the full range of duties listed below.

• Buffing of floor surfaces, using machinery as required.
• High and low dust (including skirting boards/window ledges/curtain rails/notice boards/picture frames/furniture/doors and doors stays).
• Collection and tagging of all rubbish, removing bags, clinical waste bins, sharps bins and flattened cardboard containers to designated collection points.
• Ensure waste is correctly segregated at the collection point, and placed into locked containers, as required by Trust policy.
• Replace bags on stands/containers, with the correct colour code, and ensure that containers are clean.
• Clean baths, showers, and hand basins, polish all chromium fittings.
• Clean lavatories inside and outside of bowl, clean seat, handle, cistern and surrounding area, including sanitary bin.
• Ensure that lavatory brushes and holders are thoroughly clean after use.
• Top up paper hand towel containers with appropriate consumables. Check and refill toilet roll containers.
• Check and refill hand soap, hand cream and hand gel dispensers.
• Infected rooms should be cleaned as instructed by Theatre sister/ housekeeping supervisor and following the procedure laid down in agreement with Infection Control.
• All cleaning equipment should be maintained in a clean and hygienic condition, and guidelines for correct storage of equipment and materials must be adhered to.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure that the department is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.

To work as a team member.

Please see the attached job description and person specification

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Good level of basic education
• Able to demonstrate literacy, numeracy and comprehension skills
• Period of induction and on the job training

• NHS experience
• Infection prevention and control
• Housekeeping/cleaning Experience

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE

• Takes a pride in work
• Caring and hardworking
• Pleasant disposition
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Understanding of confidentiality

• Infection prevention and control

PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

• NVQ level 1
• Basic food Hygiene
• Hygiene COSSH procedures

• NHS experience

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE

• Able to deal confidently and professionally with members of the public and staff
• Self-motivated and disciplined
• Team worker
• Customer focussed
• Able to use own initiative to cope in a variety of situations

• Basic IT skills