Job summary
- Main area
- Porter/Cleaner - Witney
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 25 hours per week (Part time)
- Job ref
- 267-CS6282576-A
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Witney community hospital
- Town
- Witney
- Salary
- £22,383 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Porter/Cleaner - Witney
Band 2
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.
Job overview
If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality cleaning service this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!
The purpose of the role is to provide a high-quality cleaning and catering service. The aim will be to ensure a clean safe environment and catering provision for clients, of which in-house training can be provided.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to provide a high-quality cleaning and catering service. The aim will be to ensure a clean safe environment and catering provision for clients, of which in-house training can be provided.
Successful candidates need to be team players who are flexible and reliable, with good interpersonal and communication skills.
Working for our organisation
We require friendly and enthusiastic individuals to join a highly motivated, dedicated team of Housekeepers across the Trust to include Community hospital wards.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Posts involve shift working including lates, earlies, weekends, and bank holidays over a rolling rota, whereby weekend and banks holidays are paid at an enhanced rate.
Opportunities for extra hours may also be available so flexibility is required.
Please note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- 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.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good general education.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of basic health & safety regulation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of moving & handling activities
- Basic cleaning skills
- Some knowledge regarding cleaning materials
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a porter/cleaner
- To work towards food hygiene Training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
- Flexible approach
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication skills – ability to communicate with staff on all levels
Desirable criteria
- Basic computer skills
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate communication skills when dealing with professionals and customers
- Demonstrable team player
- Ability to undertake moving and handling tasks
- Ability to prioritise workload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Ferdinand Iwuoha
- Job title
- Facilities support manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07739905713
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