Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Over 7 days)
- Job ref
- 310-OPAC-6460955
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brookfields Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper
Band 2
Job overview
The community In-Patients service is based across three hospital locations in Cambridgeshire , Brookfields Hospital in Cambridge, Princess of Wales in Ely and North Cambridgeshire Hospital in Wisbech. These three wards provide rehabilitation to patients after prolonged periods of care in acute hospitals or whilst recovering from physical injuries.
The multidisciplinary rehabilitation team delivers programmes of care to help people recover from their injuries, whilst helping them prepare to return to normal living, or make a smooth transition to long term, palliative or residential care.
This vacancy will be based at Cambridge Rehab Unit, Brookfields Hospital
Sponsorship is not applicable to this role.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare patients and their environment for meals.
- Assist with serving meals and drinks.
- Ordering diets using the patients care plan under the direction of the Professional Staff.
- Clean and make good patient dining areas after mealtimes.
- Observing patients and reporting changes to professional staff.
- Maintain a hygienic and safe kitchen environment.
- Prepare vacated beds for new patients.
- Clean and tidy patients’ lockers and bed tables.
- Carry out general light cleaning duties as necessary to maintain a high standard of hygiene, comfort and safety.
- Assist in removing used clinical waste bags according to infection control policy.
- Report equipment faults and defects.
- Escorting patients as delegated
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- Prepare patients and their environment for meals
- Assist with serving meals and drinks.
- Clean and make good patient dining areas after mealtimes.
- Observing patients and reporting changes to professional staff.
- Maintain a hygienic and safe kitchen environment.
- Carry out general light cleaning duties as necessary to maintain a high standard of hygiene, comfort, and safety.
- Report equipment faults and defects.
- To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.
- To comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these
- To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients/ clients, visitors, and staff.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of food handling and hygiene.
Desirable criteria
- Food handling and hygiene course.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a customer facing role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a ward environment
- Experience of basic food preparation and serving
Skills & Abilties
Essential criteria
- willingness to use computer with relevant training.
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Basic knowledge of balanced nutrition and hydration
Desirable criteria
- Basic knowledge of infection control
- Understanding the principle of patient care
- Knowledge of special diets
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stamatia Avroudiadou
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 219426
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