University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Housekeeping Assistant

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Job summary

Exciting opportunity to join are Housekeeping team at Solihull. We are looking for new staff members who are excited to work within a Healthcare setting, who are compassionate and Kind and want to support a positive difference made to our patients at Solihull Hospital.

with the new Elective Theatre Hub opening its doors soon, we would like to give new recruits the opportunity to join our fast paced, hard working workforce, within the new theatre hub and the main hospital building.

Main duties of the job

we are responsible for cleaning all wards and departments within Solihull Hospital. Our main duties include cleaning patient areas daily, cleaning patient bathrooms daily, ensuring a high standard of care is given, and that the environment for patients meets the national cleaning standard for healthcare environments.

all training will be provided, which will be enhanced training on the use of all cleaning machinery, cleaning equipment and any chemicals used.

New starters will be welcomed in to our existing workforce and will work alongside our experienced staff members who will support and buddy new starters through their journey.

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.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-55558YS

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

  • * Good General Education to Secondary School (E)
  • * Basic Level of literacy & numeracy (E)
  • * Ability to read and write English (E)

Experience

Essential

  • * Able to work as a team member (E)
  • * Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure (E)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Good General Education to Secondary School (E)
  • * Basic Level of literacy & numeracy (E)
  • * Ability to read and write English (E)

Experience

Essential

  • * Able to work as a team member (E)
  • * Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure (E)

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)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Scott Devlin

scott.devlin@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-55558YS

Job locations

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL


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