University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Housekeeping Assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come up to join a fast paced Housekeeping department, supporting the clinical teams on the Solihull Hospital Site, and delivering the best possible care for all of our patients and service users.

If you are a caring and enthusiastic team player, then this could be the right position for you. You will work within a fast paced addapting team, meeting the demands of the site patient flow and supporting the needs of the clinical environment.

As a Housekeeping assistant you will be responsible to ensure that the hospital site meets the highest cleaning standards required, and that the general site is kept looking clean and safe for the service users. You will be responsible for cleaning all ward areas, and departemntal areas of the site, including the theatre areas of the site.

Main duties of the job

Cleaning all areas of the Solihull Hospital site to meet the high standards required by the NHS Natioanl cleaning Standards.

This will include, all Wards, Departments, Theatres and communal areas. we will be responsible for delivering a meal service at lunchtime and in the evening time. the staff will be fully trained in using all equipment such as floor poloshing machines and Hydrogenperoxide streimisting machines.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

20 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-52377GB

Job locations

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Basic Education to GCSE level -- including Maths and English qualifications
* Trained or willingness to undertake training in a competence qualification in cleaning, infection control and / or support service by an awarding body, NVQ or equivalent.
* Heartlands, Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only: -
* Willingness to achieve Level 2 Cleaning qualification or equivalent (e.g. National Vocational Qualification NVQ or certificated British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification (BICs)
* Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only : - Certified in or a willingness to achieve Level 2 Supervising Food Safety in Catering

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of the NHS Cleaning
Standards (E)
* Knowledge of health and safety
* Knowledge of COSHH
* Knowledge of the NHS policies, health and safety, risk management and payroll

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Basic Education to GCSE level -- including Maths and English qualifications
* Trained or willingness to undertake training in a competence qualification in cleaning, infection control and / or support service by an awarding body, NVQ or equivalent.
* Heartlands, Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only: -
* Willingness to achieve Level 2 Cleaning qualification or equivalent (e.g. National Vocational Qualification NVQ or certificated British Institute of Cleaning Science qualification (BICs)
* Solihull and Heartlands Hospital Only : - Certified in or a willingness to achieve Level 2 Supervising Food Safety in Catering

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of the NHS Cleaning
Standards (E)
* Knowledge of health and safety
* Knowledge of COSHH
* Knowledge of the NHS policies, health and safety, risk management and payroll

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)