Housekeeper Rye Memorial Hospital | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Location
Rye, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Late afternoon/ Early Evening Shift Housekeeper required for Rye Memorial Hospital.
Please note - Hours will include alternative weekends.
A vacancy has arisen for a Housekeeper to join our team in Community Facilities at Rye Memorial Hospital.
The role is for 15 hours per week with an additional 7.5 hours available on a regular basis.
The Housekeeping Team are pivotal to the smooth running of Rye Memorial Hospital with duties to include cleaning and serving patient meals and drinks to name but a few.
Rye Hospital has 19 beds and the Outpatients department.
The community Estates and Facilities Directorate manage sites ranging through Hailsham, Bexhill, Hastings and Rye.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Removal of all foul/soiled linen and refuse to designated areas following legislative requirements.
2. The cleaning, changing and remaking of all patients’ beds/trolleys, where applicable.
3. Cleaning of bed once vacated by the patient, where applicable.
4. Dust control/vacuuming floors daily.
5. Damp mopping floors daily.
6. Damp dusting all fixtures, fittings and furniture daily.
7. Cleaning of all sanitary fixtures and fittings daily.
8. Replenish supplies as necessary.
9. To undertake floor maintenance, i.e. buffing, as necessary.
10. To undertake isolation/specialist cleaning as required.
11. To clean all equipment and work areas within Housekeeping Department
12. To ensure correct use of all materials, machinery, equipment and fittings as per policies and procedures.
13. Collection of patients’ water jugs, catering glasses, wash and refill.
14. Collection of meal trolley from kitchen, wipe top clean and take to designated area where applicable.
15. Washing all beverage crockery at ward level where applicable.
16. Collection of clearing trolley from ward, wipe clean and return to designated area.
17. To prepare and serve breakfast to patients, temperature probing of meals in accordance with Trust procedures. Assist with service and distribution of lunch.
18. Prepare and distribute beverages to patients in designated areas, including thickening of drinks when advised, in designated areas.
19. Maintain a clean, neat and tidy appearance following departmental policy.
20. Receive and check stock deliveries from internal and external sources in accordance with departmental guidelines, where applicable.
21. Complete daily/weekly compliance sheets and forward to Team Leader
22. Report mechanical defects and repairs in conjunction with Team Leader.
23. Ensure observation of hygiene legislation and internal policies.
24. Attend in-service training as required.
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Feb 2024
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