Cleaner / Domestic Assistant – NHS

As a Hotel Service Assistant (HSA) you will work within the Hospital ‘Hotel’ Service team which provides an appropriate environment for patient care.
Duties may include general cleaning, the preparation and presentation of patients’ meals and beverages, assistance with patients’ laundry and some portering duties. You will be allocated particular duties from the key tasks listed below and will be expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to work, to meet the needs of service delivery to the patients within Healthcare premises.

General Cleaning Duties
* Within designated areas, including cleaning of toilets and bathrooms on a daily basis. Vacuuming, dusting, cleaning of surfaces and mopping of floors to the standard stated in the cleaning specification for the area.
* Within designated areas the cleaning of beds and re-making with clean linen.
* Collect clinical and non-clinical waste and dirty linen and take it to the designated collection point.
* Undertake deep cleaning, including carpet cleaning, changing curtains, etc as directed by the supervisor.

Ward Meal & beverage Service
Preparation, service and clearing up of patients’ sandwiches, snacks and drinks, as requested.
* The Distribution of meals to patients, with attention given to the Presentation of the meals in an attractive manner.
* The clearing up after service in compliance with trust policy and legislative requirements
* Clean kitchen and dining room areas, wash crockery, cutlery etc and clean all equipment, cupboards, work tops and flooring, etc.

Portering
* Collection and disposal of waste from agreed collection points
* Moving patients within the Hospital
* Collecting and delivery of urgent blood and specimens.

You will need to meet our NHS compliance standards and immunisations will be required
Including MMR, BCG (Tuberculosis) and Varicella (Chicken Pox)