Job description
Night Housekeeping Assistant
The Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
Bank contract
£13.24 per hour – Shifts are 10pm to 6am
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Working in our support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care.
No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers and patients each and every day.
Role Overview
The Housekeeping Assistant will support the Housekeeping Manager in all housekeeping operations and laundry management. You’ll ensure the hospital is clean and well maintained and be part of a team that is responsible for delivering an infection free environment; this includes Pennant Mews and Kensington High Street offices.
What you’ll do
- Prepare rooms for new occupants, including the cleaning of isolation rooms, according to the appropriate housekeeping procedures.
- Damp dust and high surfaces, furniture and fittings, to include the use of a safety step ladder where necessary.
- Clean sanitary and service areas.
- Deep clean rooms between occupants according to the housekeeping procedures.
- Collect and dispose of rubbish and soiled linen.
- Care for and maintain floors and stairs using appropriate specialist equipment, including scrubbing machines, and buffing machines.
- Replenish towels, amenities and disposable items when required.
- What you’ll bring
- Previous cleaning experience ideally with some understanding of infection control.
- Good basic education.
- A flexible team player who is able to work collaboratively with colleagues. You will have good timekeeping skills and be able to communicate and articulate politely in English.
Why Bupa?
We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You’ll be eligible for:
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
- Various other benefits and online discounts
- Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
- Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Whether you’ve found your feet or are discovering a new path.
Welcome to a place that celebrates you.
This isn’t where you've been.
This is where you're going.
This is what we have belief in.
Time Type:
Full time