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Job summary

Main area
Housekeeping services
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent: Various hours
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various shift patterns Monday - Sunday)
Job ref
196-ESS1602-Y
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Harefield Hospital
Town
Uxbridge
Salary
£28,720 p.a. inclusive of Outer London HCA (Pro Rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/07/2025 23:59

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rapid Response Operative

NHS AfC: Band 2

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

Essentia community endeavour to provide environmental services to our in-bedded hospitals and outpatient clinics.

Environmental Services plays a vital role in ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors; and enhancing their experience while using our facilities.

Our commitment to provide these services demonstrates our dedication to improve the overall health and wellbeing of our staff and community.

Environmental services will encompass the below areas:

  1. Provide an annual deep clean to our in-bedded hospitals and outpatient clinics; which include cleaning of all rooms, furniture, fixtures and floors of premises.
  2. Provide a reactive decontamination service following discharge of infectious patient or service user; such as Ultra Violet and fogging /gassing treatments.
  3. Delivering exceptional customer service
  4. Having a commitment to carrying out tasks with a great attention to detail
  5. Demonstrating a natural ability to work with colleagues as part of a large and diverse team
  6. Demonstrating flexibility in your role e.g. providing housekeeping support to other areas if required at short notice, including clinical areas.

** Please note - This post is based at Harefield Hospital, Hill End Rd, UB9 6JH **

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing an essential and efficient housekeeping service Rapid response; whilst meeting the needs and objectives of both the department and the wider Trust. 

We offer range of full time and part time posts within Harefield Hospital 

 

Working for our organisation

Essentia is part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and is the in-house team responsible for non-clinical healthcare services.  Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. This encompasses everything from construction projects and healthcare planning to waste management, housekeeping, transport and security. Essentia employs around 1,700 people, who provide essential facilities management support to clinical teams. It combines exceptionally high standards and public sector values with commercial focus, innovative thinking and modern technology to create the best possible patient experience.  Essentia strives to be a great place to work, grow and build a career.  The Essentia Way is:

  • Working together
  • Doing it well
  • Looking after each other

We have a great NHS pension scheme, access to our own training academy, interest free season ticket loans and much more. If you fit the criteria, apply and you could be part of our Community Family.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Reactive tasks Depoloyment of HPV and UV-C in clinical/non-clinical departments
  • To vacuum carpets and upholstery, dust control mopping of hard surfaced flooring, damp mopping of flooring, machine buffing and spray cleaning of hard surface flooring
  • Damp dusting of furniture, work surfaces, ledges, fixture, cleaning internal glass, removing finger marks from doors and surrounds
  • Cleaning of toilets, sinks, baths, showers, urinals, and also the cleaning of bodily fluids from all surfaces, as per local procedures
  • To empty and clean waste bins and ensure the safe and correct disposal of waste in accordance with Waste Policy and Infection Control Policy.
  • To replenish any consumables; hand towels, hand soap, toilet rolls and all other consumables as required
  • To use heavy duty cleaning machines to include steam cleaning units and floor machines to comply with cleaning and infection control procedures.
  • To report any defects/faults to the Team leader/manager
  • To be contactable by mobile phone provided throughout the shift, to respond to emergency requests, as instructed by Supervisor or Manager.
  • To keep written records of shift activities and all data input accordingly.
  • To ensure stock levels are sufficient and to report stock requirements to supervisor and/or manager.
  • To follow Infection control, Health & Safety protocols and method statements as per training guidelines.
  • Assist with the movement of stores and cleaning materials/equipment
  • To carry out any other cleaning duties and reasonable request by your manager / supervisor, in order to meet the service needs.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • All employees are required to take reasonable care to avoid accidents or injuries, which could cause harm to them or other people.
  • Use all protective equipment and clothing as provided by the Housekeeping department for the safe completion of your duties
  • All staff are required to comply with the Housekeeping Department's/Trust Health and Safety guidelines.

GENERAL ISSUES

  • To wear the approved and correct uniform at all times when on duty, and to prominently display Trust ID badge and name badge if appropriate.
  • To adhere to all Trust Polices and procedures, copies of which are available from your Manager.
  • Training will be provided in all aspects of housekeeping work within the hospital. You should not carry out any specific tasks for which you have not received training.
  • Attendance is required for all mandatory/departmental training.

This job description reflects the current position and can change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent developments in consultation with the post holder.

Person specification

Professional/Statutory Registration

Desirable criteria
  • BICS

Qualifications/Education

Essential criteria
  • Good general education.
  • Good command of spoken English.

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Housekeeping assistant experience in Health Care sector.
Desirable criteria
  • Working within deep clean team in Health Care sector

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential criteria
  • Good team member with ability to engage with all grades of staff.
  • Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with all levels of staff in a busy & challenging environment and to take appropriate action when necessary;
  • Ability to organise and prioritise work.
  • Ability and willingness to learn new skills and to attend training;
  • Ability to keep accurate and effective records, efficiently;
  • Ability to manage time and meet objectives.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to use computers.
  • Hydro Peroxide Vapour and Ultra Violet decontamination operator training.

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Physically capable of carrying out all the duties contained within the job description notwithstanding the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act and in line with Manual handling.

Additional Information

Essential criteria
  • Possess a flexible approach to work and a willingness to adapt to changes in environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Timewise helps businesses to attract and develop the best talent through flexible working.Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.

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Name
Sergio DeNobrega
Job title
Operations Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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