Job summary
- Main area
- Housekeeping
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (As and When required)
- Job ref
- 225-EST-7456551
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Park Hospital/Community Clinic's
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/09/2025 12:00
Employer heading
Housekeeping Assistant Bank
Band 2
Job overview
Community Clinic's and West Park Hospital. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our housekeeping BANK TEAM to provide a cleanings service to cover our clinic's
West Park Hospital to provide a cleaning service and a catering service
to cover sickness, annual leave and vacancies.
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.
Also to provide catering service at West Park Hospital
Working for our organisation
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 the 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 achieved numerous 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 managers and Supervisor.
To provide a food and beverage service to patients .
To complete 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 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 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 criteria
- Knowledge/Understanding of Cleaning standards, required to undertake Housekeeping assistant training, and competency test Knowledge/understanding of COSHH
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Clinical cleaning experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Burgess
- Job title
- Deputy Housekeeping Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
David Hayward
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