Housekeeper, Healthcare

Location
:
Fareham, Hampshire
Rate: £12.71 per hour

Permanent | Full-time | 37.5 hours per week (rota-based)

Please note:

We may be unable to support applications where Home Office visa restrictions prevent candidates from meeting the full contractual hours or requirements of the role.

At Care Tech
, we are committed to delivering Extraordinary Days, Every Day through high-quality, person-centred care. Our focus is on empowering independence, building confidence and life skills, and supporting people to live fulfilling lives in environments that best suit their needs.

We are recruiting a Housekeeper to join our service in Fareham
.

Uplands House is a nurse-led care home compromising of 20 individual rooms with en-suites and 4 self-contained flat lets with an in-house psychology team for people with long-term mental health needs.

Uplands House supports males and females, aged 18+ with long-term mental health needs including any physical health conditions including those with co-morbid diagnoses, a secondary diagnosis of Learning Disability, Autism and Asperger’s.

• Clean all designated areas of the service and ensure cleaning activities are properly documented.
• Monitor, order and manage cleaning supplies, including completing stock checks and ensuring safe storage of products.
• Ensure cleaning equipment is kept clean, safe and well maintained, reporting any faults or hazards to management.
• Follow health and safety procedures, including infection control, COSHH requirements, fire safety and safeguarding practices.
• Support the service by attending training, participating in meetings, maintaining confidentiality and contributing to a safe, positive environment for patients and staff

Ideally you will have experience within a cleaning/housekeeping or a hygiene-based role where you have worked to deadlines and within set guidelines. Cleaning experience is not essential as full training will be provided - however you will need high attention to detail with the ability to follow instruction with little supervision.

• Knowledge of COSHH
• Knowledge of Electrical Cleaning Equipment
• Understanding And Demonstration Of Personal Hygiene
• Positive Approach
• Ability to Assist Patients With Daily Living Skills
• Ability to Maintain Confidential Information.
• Comfortable With Patient Contact
• Housekeeping/Domestic Work within Residential Care Environment.

• Recommend A Friend Bonus
• Up to 28 Days Holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Free DBS Check
• Blue Light Card
• Stakeholder Pension
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Employee Awards Evening
• Employee Recognition Schemes
• Ongoing training with clear career progression opportunities, including access to qualifications up to degree level
• Care Tech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grant

• Friendly
• Positive
• Innovative
• Empowering
• Person-Centred

Founded in 1993, Care Tech is one of the largest and most reputable specialist social care and special education needs providers across the UK. The Group has a track record of more than 30 years, delivering high quality, person-centred care to those with complex needs. The Group was founded by brother Haroon and Farouq Sheikh, who continue to lead Care Tech today, providing continuity of leadership, long term stability and a deep personal commitment to the people we support.

Care Tech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7–10 days.

Some roles may require male or female employees only, where this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

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