Main area Housekeeper Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: upto 30 hours per week varied patterns mon-sun Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (upto 30 hours per week varied patterns mon-sun) Job ref 292-7249261-E&F
Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £24,465 per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 06/08/2025 12:00
NHS AfC: Band 2
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who want to positively contribute to the patient experience and aid their recovery.
As one of our wards or department-based housekeepers you will be instrumental in delivering outstanding care to our patients by ensuring they receive receive care in a clean and pleasant environment.
You will do this in collaboration with the healthcare teams as a valued member of the team. We are also able to offer apprenticeships in customer care or food handling.
Main duties of the job
ou are responsible for ensuring that the environment and catering services are of a high standard and meet the needs of patients and visitors. The main focus of your role is to support patients’ nutrition and hydration intake through the provision of meals and beverages and to facilitate the maintenance of a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients. You will work with the ward-based team to ensure patient safety privacy and dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
* This will be a supporting role within ward and facilities teams across all inpatient areas
* To ensure all bed areas are prepared to the agreed standard prior to a patient's admission
* To promote culture of keeping the ward clean and tidy to enable domestics to clean and clinical staff to provide car
* The role covers seven days a week
* The role needs to cover the hours of 07.30-19.30 to meet the needs of the service
Working for our organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire.
Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that every person makes. We committed to being an organisation where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, development and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. Available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent
* 1 years experience
Skills
* ability to communicate effectively with a range of people on difficult circumstances
* good interpersonal skills
* ability to maintain patient confidentiality
Experience
* experience within the catering industry
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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