Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeper
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20 hours per week (to include some weekend work)
- Job ref
- 327-24-1011-A
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cirencester hospital
- Town
- Cirencester
- Salary
- £23,615 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Housekeeper - Cirencester Hospital
NHS AfC: Band 2
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
Would you like to join our existing small and friendly housekeeping team at Cirencester Hospital?
We are looking for someone to cover cleaning and catering across the hospital to ensure a welcoming, clean, and safe environment for our patients, their families and the wider team working on site.
The housekeeping role is an essential part of the day to day running of the hospital and ensures our patients and their families experience a high quality service.
You'll be part of a great team of 30 housekeepers and porters, supported by 3 Supervisors and our Facilities Managers on site.
Cirencester Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services, a Minor Injuries Unit and x-ray and ultrasound services, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The hospital supports 49 inpatient beds across two wards.
If you are willing to learn and will give us your time and commitment, we will give you all the training necessary to be a part of this great team and contribute to the success of our community hospital .
Main duties of the job
We pride ourselves on providing a clean environment for our patients and colleagues, this role involves carrying out the daily cleaning schedule as well as additional cleaning duties as required.
You will work alongside patients, colleagues and other visitors to our site; being professional and ensuring that you are working within the Trust Values and policies.
This role also involves delivering patient meals and drinks on our inpatient wards.
A full induction and training as well as ongoing in house supervision will be provided.
The working hours are as follows:
Monday 6.00 until 9.00am
Tuesday 6.00-9.00
Wednesday 6.00 -9.00
Thursday Off Day
Friday 6.00 -10.00
Saturday and Sunday 8.30 -2.30 - working alternate weekend days, Sat one week Sun the other.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE’s or equivalent
- Good literacy skills
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate •
- NVQ Level 1 in Hospitality & Catering or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of cleaning and/or catering duties
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or similar employer
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Di Foster
- Job title
- Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977 508261
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