Band 2 Housekeeping Assistant

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit Band 2 Housekeeping operatives to join our busy Housekeeping Department at Solihull Hospital.

We are looking for individuals who are fully committed to providing a very high standard of work to support the needs of the Trust and to meet the high cleaning standards required to provide a safe environment for the care of our patients.

If you have the relevant experience and knowledge of the cleaning industry and you are an effective communicator then we would like to hear from you.

Positions available:

• Monday - Friday 14.00 - 22.00 (37.5hr per week) x2
• Monday- Friday 1600-2200 (30hrs per week) x1
• Monday- Friday 08.00 - 16.00 (37.5hrs per week) x2
• Wednesday - Sunday 08.00 - 16.00 (37.5hrs per week) x1

Various bank positions shifts available.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The successful candidates will be part of the team required to carry out cleaning and associated duties as specified in the Job description. This role covers the cleaning of all areas including clinical, residential, office, corridor and all entrances; delivering this service to the very highest standards whilst maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff at all times.

Successful candidates will ensure cleaning duties are conducted to the highest standard as per the NHS National Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good General Education to Secondary School (E)

Basic Level of literacy and numeracy (E)

Ability to read and write English (E)

Experience

Essential

Able to work as a team member (E)

Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure (E)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.