Job Description
Job summaryHave you worked in the Hospitality Industry before? We are looking for Housekeepers whether you've worked in Care Homes, Hospitals, Hotels or more and we'd love you to join us here at Solent NHS Trust!Domestic Assistants at Solent provide cleaning services to our Clinical Spaces at Jubilee House in Cosham which is accessible by public transport.We want you to form part of our friendly and supportive team who are dedicated to providing a clean, safe and caring environment for our patients, colleagues and visitors. What a great time to support the patients experience within Solent!This is a part time position to work out of clinic hours between 5-8pm Monday to Friday. If you want to show off your customer service skills, we would love to hear from you! You will be fully supported and put through a thorough training programme with plenty of opportunities for development.Main duties of the jobTo assist in achieving and maintaining a clean hospital environment in accordance with the standards laid down in the Cleaner Hospitals and Infection Control guidelines.To maintain the hospital environment as a whole, not just any area specified to work on as per rota, so that it supports the medical care and health improvement of all patients on site. The main duties will be broken down into daily, weekly & monthly tasks as follows:replenish stocks ensuring that stock rotation procedures are followedempty waste binsclean toilets, basins, mirrors, toilet brush holders, and floordamp dust toilet cubicles ensuring area is cleaned form ceiling to floor, fixtures and fittingsmop all hard floor areas. In severe weather this may be required more frequently ,or if requested to do so by clinical/non clinical staffensure linen rooms are kept clean and tidyensure all clinical and domestic waste is removed from all areas replacing bins bags and cleaning bins as appropriatethoroughly clean office areas undertaking spot checks, revisiting areas & responding to cleanliness level as appropriateclean internal glass periodically throughout the dayall fixtures & fittings are damp dusted in all areasAll furniture is moved and deep cleaned as necessaryOn a monthly basis ensure all areas are high dustedAbout usWe have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by July 2024.Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different communities.The new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on 1st July 2024. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.Job descriptionJob responsibilities*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialNVQ2 in housekeeping, or a Level 2 apprenticeship, or demonstrable skills to this level with a willingness to undertake an apprenticeship at level 2Basic IT skills or IT qualificationBasic Maths and EnglishExperienceEssentialUndertaking cleaning dutiesWorking alone or as part of a teamWorking in a constantly changing environmentDesirableWorking in a hospital / care environmentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 detailsEmployer nameSolent NHS TrustAddressJubilee HouseMedina RoadCoshamHampshirePO6 3NHEmployer's websitehttps://www.solent.nhs.uk/join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)