logo

JobNob

Your Career. Our Passion.

Domestic Assistant


Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability


Location

Putney, Greater London | United Kingdom


Job description

Salary grade: £24,292 per annum

Department/ward: Domestic Services

Department: Domestic Services

Responsible to: Domestic Services Supervisor

Salary: £24,292 per annum

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Contract type(s): Permanent, Full time

Location: Putney, Southwest London

The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.

The Domestic Services Department plays a vital role in support of the above by maintaining a pleasant, hygienic and comfortable environment for patients via the provision of high quality domestic services.

The department provides a cleaning service to wards, departments, communal areas and staff residences as well as providing an internal postal and a central wash up service.  It employs approximately 45 members of staff through the combination of permanent, bank and agency domestic staff.

Additionally, a housekeeping service is provided at ward level via the employment of Ward Technicians who are responsible for the provision of food and beverage, kitchen hygiene and clean laundry distribution services.

Person specification: Essential and Desirable

  1. Able to contribute to Domestic Service / organisational aims and objectives.
  2. Able to engage with the RHN IPR process that identifies own personal and development training needs.
  3. Able to conduct self in a professional manner towards all service users and management.
  4. Understand the importance of ensuring confidentiality at all times in accordance with data protection, Hospital policy and good practice.
  5. Be reliable, willing and conscientious and have the ability to work flexibly either individually or as part of a team.
  6. Be experienced in or able to demonstrate a good understanding of excellent customer service, together with good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  7. Be punctual / a good timekeeper.
  8. Be able to problem solve with support / use own initiative.
  9. Have the ability to be reflective and self-critical and be able to take constructive criticism positively.
  10. To be able to read and understand to the required standard.

View full job descriptionTo open a PDF you may need to download Adobe Reader

Candidates applying for a role at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability will be expected to have received their vaccination against the coronavirus strain (COVID-19) as part of our pre-employment process before commencing employment at the RHN. Please let us know if you have not managed to arrange to receive the vaccine via other channels yet, as we can arrange the administration of the vaccine within the hospital. Please note that if you have a medical reason as to why you are not able to have the vaccine or you have any questions on the vaccination, please feel free to contact [email protected].


Job tags

Permanent employmentFull timeContract workBank staff


Salary

£24.29k per annum

All rights reserved