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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Hotel Services Assistant - Housekeeping (CCH)

The closing date is 30 May 2025

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Job summary

Cannock Chase Hospitalare seeking enthusiastic individual to join us in providing an effective and efficient service.

Previous hospital experience is not essential but experience of carrying out similar duties and an understanding of cross infection issues is desirable.

The position you are applying for are one of:

3 x 15 hour post working 17:00 pm-20:00pm Monday -Friday

2 x 15 hour post working 18:00 pm- 21:00 pm Monday- Friday

Main duties of the job

To undertake Cleaning duties across Trust sites as required, ensuring levels of cleanliness meet the National specification for Cleanliness for the NHS.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-EST-7046071

Job locations

Cannock Chase Hospital

Brunswick Road

Cannock

WS11 5XY


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with the daily tasks required to maintain the levels of cleanliness required for the environment.

To provide routine information with colleagues, ward /clinic/theatre staff and Supervisor.

To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, e.g. investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.

To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff and visitors.

To comply with all Trust Policies, Infection Prevention protocols and Health and Safety requirements.

To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all work equipment required - e.g. Vacuums, Rangers, and Scrubber/dryers etc. following Housekeeping standard operating procedures.

To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.

To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with COSHH.

To record personally generated information for compliance to ensure Infection prevention protocols are followed.

To participate in cleanliness audits as required, and Trust surveys.

To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.

To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the Housekeeping team to assist with the daily tasks required to maintain the levels of cleanliness required for the environment.

To provide routine information with colleagues, ward /clinic/theatre staff and Supervisor.

To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, e.g. investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.

To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure cleanliness levels are achieved and documentation is completed for Trust patients, staff and visitors.

To comply with all Trust Policies, Infection Prevention protocols and Health and Safety requirements.

To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all work equipment required - e.g. Vacuums, Rangers, and Scrubber/dryers etc. following Housekeeping standard operating procedures.

To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.

To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with COSHH.

To record personally generated information for compliance to ensure Infection prevention protocols are followed.

To participate in cleanliness audits as required, and Trust surveys.

To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.

To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of cleaning.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of cleaning in an NHS environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Supporting information
  • Knowledge/understanding of COSHH
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of cleaning.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of cleaning in an NHS environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Supporting information
  • Knowledge/understanding of COSHH

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

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

Cannock Chase Hospital

Brunswick Road

Cannock

WS11 5XY


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

Cannock Chase Hospital

Brunswick Road

Cannock

WS11 5XY


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Facilities Manager

Paul Warrilow

paul.warrilow@nhs.net

01543576352

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-EST-7046071

Job locations

Cannock Chase Hospital

Brunswick Road

Cannock

WS11 5XY


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