CLEANERSAND HOUSEKEEPERS WANTED AT WHARFEDALE HOSPITAL
Doyou want to make a difference to your local community?
TheLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for flexible and reliableindividuals to work as Facilities Technicians (Patient Environment) atWharfedale Hospital located in Otley.
Inthis role, youll play a vital part in helping to keep our patients, visitors,and staff safe, by ensuring the highest levels of cleanliness. Youll ensureour patients are well-fed by providing meal services and youll work closelywith all teams on site by supporting the delivery of excellent patientcare.
Wecurrently have permanent vacancies for Facilities Technicians to work as WardHousekeepers on Wards department areas or public spaces. Various posts areavailable:
Mon to Fri 0700-1330 (30 hours a week)
Mon to Fri 1200-1830 (30 hours a week)
Sat & Sun 0700-1330 (12 hours a week)
Successfulapplicants will be invited to an interview assessment centre held on 12/08/25.The assessment centre will consist of an interview with set questions aroundactivities such as cleaning, ward food service, task prioritisation, infectionprevention. Details of which may be taken from the attached job description.There will also be a short interactive test to take part in a mock patientinteraction relating to being asked for directions or having troublecompleting a meal order
Afull enhanced DBS check will be required for all roles
Expected ShortlistingDate
22/07/2025
Planned InterviewDate
05/08/2025
Main duties of the job
Theroles will provide cleaning duties (dusting, mopping, cleaning toilets, sinks,patient beds etc) within either wards, departments or public areas, dependanton which role the successful candidates are appointed into. Within ward areasthe role is also required to complete full catering services to Patients (aftertraining has been given).
-Ensuring the environment is cleaned to the highest standards.
-Catering duties involve a caring, Patient centred approach to meal &beverage services.
-There will be an expectation to complete ad-hoc duties when required.
Theideal candidates will be enthusiastic, good team players and able to work ontheir own initiative and be able to demonstrate the Leeds Way Values, thesebeing:-
- Accountable
- Empowered
FullTraining and a uniform will be provided.
About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estatesand Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of thelargest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide arange of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildingsand environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling oursites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values,we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer ofchoice for estates and facilities in the region.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.
Job responsibilities
Afull job description is attached but key duties include:
Cleaningall areas of allocation to the required standards and using the approved andtrained techniques
Completethe delivery of / support the delivery of the patient meal service
Replenishmentof consumable items within area of allocation
Removalof waste materials and disposal of such in correct waste disposal streams
Operationof any cleaning equipment trained to facilitate allocated duties (ie regenoven, vacuum, floor cleaning equipment)
Ableto record all information required as part of the completion of duties
Attendtraining sessions required to allow the completion of allocated duties
Person Specification
Qualifications
* do you have basic literacy & numeracy - GCSE or equivalent in maths / English
* do you have Food Safety level 1 or Cleaning / Housekeeping NVQ or equivalent Health and Safety level 1
Skills & behaviours
* explain how you are able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
* how do you demonstrate that you conduct yourself in a polite professional appearance/ manner at all times
* How are you able to demonstrate that you are able to prioritise workload with competing demands and tight deadlines through effective time management
* how are you able to demonstrate that you are Flexible & customer focused
* how are you able to demonstrate that you have the ability to read/understand verbal instructions
* Do you have an understanding of cleaning techniques and application to infection control
Experience
* do you have experience of cleaning commercially in previous roles
* do you have experience of catering commercially in previous roles
* do you have experience of working within a customer facing role
* Do you have experience of working within a health care setting
* Do you have experience of IT skills/computer literate
* Do you have experience of infection / cross contamination control practice
Other criteria
* The role is a very physically active role and candidates must be able to complete all duties required and be cleared for duties by occupational health
* Please confirm that you understand the role is for Wharfedale site only and placements at other LTHT sites are not for consideration as part of this recruitment process
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.
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