Housekeeper - Abingdon Community Hospital

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

Housekeeper - Abingdon Community Hospital

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 27 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 817a3074c9b34af1a49571c678befa08

Full Job Description

+ 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 + Set up dining room, beverage /food trolleys as and when required + Ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste food is discarded immediately after service + Ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties, 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. + All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. + Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests. + We're advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life. + Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. + We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve. + We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent. + We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. + Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

You'll be carrying out general cleaning on the outpatients and ward areas including mopping the floors, cleaning toilets and around the patient bays, as well as serving food to patients at breakfast, lunch and dinner times. We are looking for friendly, organised, hard-working candidates who will be reliable team players with strong interpersonal and communication skills. 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!

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you're excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of housekeepers and porters at Abingdon Community Hospital providing a safe clean environment for patients and staff. This is a part-time role (25 hours per week). You'll be working over a 2 week rolling rota whereby you would be expected to work a variety of 7am-12pm and 2pm-7pm shifts, being fully flexible working Monday - Sunday and alternative weekend working., As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent" We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

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