Part Time Housekeeper 10 hours / week London, England
Job description
Main duties of the job
- Undertake all general cleaning duties to a high standard within your daily assigned areas
- Clean hotel rooms to the required standards and by required deadlines
- Change bed linen and towels
- Make beds
- Vacuuming floors
- Dusting and polishing furniture
- Cleaning bathrooms
- Replacing stock of guest’s supplies, such as shampoo, soap, brochures etc.
- Re-stocking drinks in mini-bar (where applicable)
- Re-stocking and cleaning equipment used
- Assisting in the servicing of public/back of house
- Assisting with guest request and queries
- Following departmental procedures
- Liaising with team members, supervisors, managers and guests
- Clean kitchen areas to include defrosting freezers, cleaning trollies, trays, cupboards, drawers and work surfaces
- Cleaning of sanitary area, to include sinks, showers, baths, WC’s and sluice rooms
- Cleaning of floor areas, to include sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and buffing using various floor machines
- Emptying all rubbish containers including clinical waste, having an awareness of the risks of infected waste, securing and labelling of bags, placing at appropriate collection point and cleaning container
- Ensure that all cleaning equipment, materials and cleaning trolleys are clean and stored in the correct manner
- Keep up to date with any local training
- You are required to work in any area deemed necessary by the cleaning supervisor, to be flexible and able to cross areas when required
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous cleaning experience
- Experience of using buffing machine/equipment
Education & professional Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Working towards NVQ level 2 Cleaning and Support Services Skills or equivalent
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- To be able to follow instructions, policies and procedures
- Ability to respond to customer requests in a polite, efficient manner
Desirable criteria
- Effective communication skills
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels
Desirable criteria
- The ability to manage conflict and identify where escalation to senior staff is necessary
Others
Essential criteria
- Understand need for confidentiality
- Understand requirements of the post
- From time to time you may be required to clean an unpleasant environment including bodily fluids
- Flexible/Reliable To be able to work as part of a team or own initiative
Important Information – Please read before submitting your application.
Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
The Government has formally announced it is pausing the regulations requiring specific healthcare sector roles to be fully vaccinated (1st & 2nd dose) against COVID-19, subject to government consultation.
Please be aware that should this post be identified as in scope for the regulations after the consultation and Parliamentary process, you will be required to provide your vaccination status or proof of medical exemption.
- Applicant communication for all stages will be via our preferred 3rd party recruitment system and not via NHS Jobs.
- Failure to supply correct email addresses for referees will cause delays, we do not accept private domain emails (Hotmail/Gmail/ etc. for referees)
- If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
- If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
- The Trust on behalf of Royal Free London Property Serviced Ltd (rflpsl) will undertake a DBS (Formerly CRB) clearance where the job description and person specification requires the employee to undertake regulated activities, (Regulated Activity Definitions). The Trust fully complies with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice
- By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of rflpsl transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system
