Housekeeping Assistant

Facilities Housekeeper – 26.63 Hours

Grp Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Wrkd Hrs Contracted Hrs 6 1 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 OFF 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 OFF OFF 22 26.63

2 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 OFF 07:30-13:00 14:00-20:00 14:00-20:00 34

3 OFF OFF 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 OFF OF 16.5

4 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 07:30-13:00 OFF 14:00-20:00 14:00-20:00 34

The Birmingham Women’s Hospital Facilities Department has a vacancy within the housekeeping department. The post holder will be required to undertake a full range of housekeeping duties within our busy hospital.

The successful candidate will form part of our existing housekeeping team and work alongside other staff to ensure the trust receives the highest quality of cleaning throughout the hospital site.

• To work in any area/department within the hospital as assessed by the Domestic
• To perform all duties as stated on the standard operating procedure or procedure sheet for the area of work assigned
• To perform isolation cleaning of infected cubicles upon
• To operate mechanical/electrical domestic equipment and report any faults to the Facilities Supervisor. Always check electrical equipment before
• To undertake kitchen duties as required and washing up of crockery/cutlery following patients' meals.
• Responsible for the replenishing of disposable materials, i.e. hand towels, soap
• Responsible for the collection and removal of waste as per waste disposal
• To adhere to all Facilities Services policies and Codes of
• To maintain the required standard of cleaning services following the correct procedure and frequencies.
• Undertake a variety of cleaning duties in line with the ward/area/location cleaning
• Operate mechanical cleaning
• Replenish disposables and
• Safely and correctly store cleaning chemicals and
• Carry out specialist cleaning and one-off cleaning duties in line with Supervisors
• Ensure that there is a general, pleasant and well‑maintained environment for service users – this will include looking after fixtures and fittings and hard and soft
• Observe good personal hygiene practices according to Local and Trust
• Maintain a clean and tidy
• Wear the correct uniform and other protective clothing/items required for the

All Estates, Medical Engineering and Facilities staff are employed directly by Vital Services and although not NHS employees, they are very much part of the BWC family, working together to be a world‑leading team, providing world‑leading care.