• Job Description

  Req#: C9153-25-0595?language=en&page=513&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Do you have a can-do attitude and take pride in your work?

  University Hospitals Dorset are looking for housekeeping assistants to join #TeamUHD.

  We are looking for a highly motivated and organised persons, who will become part of a team of Housekeeping Assistants who facilitate the flow of patients throughout the hospital.

  You'll be organised and able to communicate effectively - ensuring wards and departments are cleaned and maintained to a high standard.

  Duties include:

  • To work as part of a team or alone, providing a high standard of domestic service to patients, staff and visitors within Clinical/Non Clinical Wards/Departments and Theatres.
  • Delivering prioritised cleans, ensuring patient flow throughout the hospitals.

  Permanent roles available:

  Monday to Friday 12:00-20:00 = 37.5 hours per week (full-time) - 1 role

  Monday - Sunday (3 shifts of 7) 10:00-16:00 = 18 hours per week - 1 role

  Monday to Sunday (5 shifts of 7) 7.5 hours per shift = 37.5 hours (full time) - 3 roles

  Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  Main duties of the job

  To work as part of a team or alone, providing a high standard of domestic service to patients, staff and visitors within Clinical/Non Clinical Wards/Departments and Theatres.

  You will be following the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 to deliver the high standards we would all expect when using a hospital. Fully supported by a team of supervisors to guide you through training and full understanding of your important role within our team.

  About us

  Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at the interview.

  Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

  Details

  Date posted

  16 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 a year pa/pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  153-CO04562

  Job locations

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Be able to read and write in English in order to complete extensive training and role relevant paperwork

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience of cleaning as a paid profession

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment

  Language requirement

  Essential

  • Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  Other requirements specific to the role

  Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure, and to be flexible to the needs of the service.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of hygiene standards and Infection Control
  • Requirement to undertake training to enable extensive knowledge of cleaning and CoSHH procedures

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Be able to read and write in English in order to complete extensive training and role relevant paperwork

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience of cleaning as a paid profession

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of cleaning in a clinical environment

  Language requirement

  Essential

  • Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  Other requirements specific to the role

  Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure, and to be flexible to the needs of the service.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of hygiene standards and Infection Control
  • Requirement to undertake training to enable extensive knowledge of cleaning and CoSHH procedures

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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