Housekeeper

We are currently looking to recruit a number of motivated individuals, who would like to make a difference to the patient experience by joining the Katherine House Hospice housekeeping team here at Adderbury. If you have cleaning experience and enjoy working within a team why not consider becoming a Housekeeper. Our team are responsible for providing and maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the hospice, sometimes working on your own but often working as part of a team to provide a clean and safe environment for patents, staff and visitors. Along with the cleaning tasks, Housekeepers also support the nursing team with the delivery of patient beverages. If you feel you have these skills, along with a 'can do' attitude why not consider joining the team, The post holder will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleaning in line with the National Specifications for Cleanliness in the NHS. To work as an integral part of the team ensuring a high-quality service to patient., 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.

We are currently looking to recruit a number of motivated individuals, who would like to make a difference to the patient experience by joining the Katherine House Hospice housekeeping team here at Adderbury.,

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills, NVQ or equivalent in cleaning and support services, Previous experience of working in a housekeeping /domestic role
• Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment, Able to identify potential hazards in the workplace and have confidence to act on these effectively
• Ability to read and understand written instruction
• Ability to communicate using good verbal and written English
• Has the physical ability to effectively perform the duties of the post
• Ability to work under own initiative to achieve set target, Presentable, Approachable, Flexible
• Work independently, using own initiative, accepts feedback positively
• Positive attitude and positive image
• Resilient and calm under pressure
• Drive and determination to see things through
• Identify and resolve causes of conflict or resistance, logical
• Reflects systematically on their performance and modifies behaviour accordingly
• Flexible, adaptable in changing circumstances,
• Demonstrates personal confidence
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.