Senior Enviromental Assistant

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Join Our Award-Winning Housekeeping Team!

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? We're seeking dedicated Housekeepers to join our award-winning team and help us provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our patients, their families, and our hospital staff.

About the Role

As a Housekeeper, you'll play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Your responsibilities will include:

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the hospital

Working closely with nursing teams to support patient care

Replenishing hot and cold beverages to enhance patient comfort

This is more than just a cleaning role - it's about creating a positive experience for everyone who walks through our doors.

Main duties of the job

What We're Looking For

We want people who are:

Passionate about delivering excellent patient care and cleaning standards

Team players with great communication skills

Physically active and ready for a hands-on role

Looking to make the Hospital a better place to receive care

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.

Our values:

Compassionate
Aspirational
Resourceful
Excellent

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

193-7082658COR

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why Join Us?

Be part of an award-winning and supportive team

Flexible shifts available, including daytime, evenings, nights, and weekends

The opportunity to work in a fulfilling and essential role

Opportunities to develop within Healthcare

The Housekeeping Service operates 24/7, 365 days a year, so theres a range of shifts to suit your lifestyle.

If youre ready to make a difference, wed love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why Join Us?

Be part of an award-winning and supportive team

Flexible shifts available, including daytime, evenings, nights, and weekends

The opportunity to work in a fulfilling and essential role

Opportunities to develop within Healthcare

The Housekeeping Service operates 24/7, 365 days a year, so theres a range of shifts to suit your lifestyle.

If youre ready to make a difference, wed love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

oEvidence of adequate level of education
oEvidence of willingness to undertake training and development

Experience

Essential

oCustomer services experience

Desirable

oHave experience of one of the facilities disciplines or related areas

Person Specification

Education

Essential

oEvidence of adequate level of education
oEvidence of willingness to undertake training and development

Experience

Essential

oCustomer services experience

Desirable

oHave experience of one of the facilities disciplines or related areas

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.