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Job summary

Main area
Housekeeping
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: 4 X Full time Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00
Hours
37.5 hours per week (4 X Full time Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00)
Job ref
264-6811289-COR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£23,615 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/12/2024 08:00

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Housekeeper

Band 2

Job overview

We believe our staff are our biggest asset. We want to develop a positive, inclusive, and caring culture that engages and inspires all our staff, with a clear focus on improvement. We are looking for highly motivated flexible individuals to join the large welcoming Housekeeping Team.

Main duties of the job

 You will assist the Trust to maintain high standards of cleanliness on the wards and departments and be expected to deliver a quality cleaning service throughout the hospital in various areas from Theatres, to ward areas or public areas such as corridors & public toilets working alongside our clinical and other non-clinical colleagues to make a positive contribution to our patients and staff experience. The Housekeeping team deliver housekeeping services 247 within the Trust and you should possess excellent people skills, have a good command of both spoken and written English, and an ability to communicate well with others. You should be an enthusiastic team player with a positive "can-do" attitude. You will be hard working, committed person with a keen eye for detail and a fully flexible approach towards your work.

Previous applicants in the last 12 months need not apply

Positions on this advert are as follows:

4 x 08:00-16:00 Monday-Friday 37.5 hrs per week

Benefits include:

NHS pension

Dedicated training

Progression opportunities

Generous annual leave allowance

Enhanced rates of pay for Unsocial hours 20:00-06:00 Monday-Friday and weekends

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to or working towards NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning and Support Skills
  • Level 1 in IT

Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of cleaning in a Healthcare Environment
  • Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace
  • Understanding of infection control
  • Previous knowledge of COSHH

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and service users
  • Good organisational skills
  • Educated to basic entrance level in English literacy and numeracy
  • Able to operate and manipulate mechanical cleaning machines
  • Able to tolerate exposure to unpleasant working conditions and bodily fluids

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suerina Marlow
Job title
Assistant Head of Facilities
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536492014
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