Main area: Older Adults Mental Health
Grade Band: 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 28.5 hours per week (This covers weekends and bank holidays between 07:30 - 18:00 hours seven days a week)
Job ref: 457-25-7150125
Employer: Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Dovedale 1
Town: Sheffield
Salary: Pro Rata
Closing: 30/04/2025 23:59
About us
At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.
We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.
Job overview
To provide and maintain a high standard within the Ward Environment in support of good quality patient care. To provide and maintain a high standard of cleanliness on the Ward. To prepare and provide a ward catering service.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our enthusiastic and motivated ward team. The post holder will be expected to work as part of a team to achieve high standards of cleanliness. They will be expected to contribute to changes in working as part of a changing and progressing service. As part of a team they will strive to give service users a positive experience of their time within the ward environment.
You should have a Food Hygiene Certificate or be willing to undertake relevant training to complete certification, show excellent communication skills, be flexible & demonstrate an adaptable approach to work.
Previous experience is desirable but not essential.
Principal duties will include:
1. Maintaining a high standard of a wide range of housekeeping tasks on the Ward
2. Preparation and Serving of Freshly cooked food.
3. To carry out duties with regard to Health & Safety, Food Hygiene Legislation
Working for our organisation
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job title: Cook/Housekeeper - x1 part time (28.5 hour) posts.
Band: Band 2
Accountable to: Senior Housekeeper
Job purpose:
1. To provide and maintain a high standard within the Ward Environment in support of good quality patient care
2. To provide and maintain a high standard of cleanliness on the Ward.
3. To prepare and provide a ward catering service
General requirements
1. To cooperate with the Senior Housekeeper and work as part of a team.
2. To undertake other duties as may be delegated by the Senior Housekeeper and/or Operational Support Manager.
Principal duties
1. In undertaking day to day cleaning duties within patient areas, to monitor for signs of deterioration of patient hygiene and day to day living skills and advise staff accordingly.
2. Together with Nursing Staff undertake day to day cleaning duties within patient areas, seek cooperation of and to encourage patients to maintain appropriate self care needs and levels of responsibility for the tidiness of bedroom areas.
3. To ensure that meals are provided on a day to day basis in line with the standard Ward menus, ensuring that patient choice and preferences are accommodated.
4. To undertake day to day interactions with patients, relatives and visitors in a professional manner as a member of the Ward Team.
5. To ensure all waste and dry linen is quickly and securely removed from the immediate Ward environment in line with operational policies/procedures.
6. To ensure the delivery of clean linen is secured and appropriately stored.
7. To ensure appropriate linen supplies are available and provided to patients on a day to day basis, identifying shortfalls and taking necessary action to address.
8. To ensure that the dining facilities are well presented and laid out, in support of good patient experience and that beverage areas are maintained at all times in terms of provisions and cleanliness.
Ward Cleanliness
1. To provide for the full range of general cleaning of all areas within the Ward, following work schedules and procedures.
2. To ensure products, equipment and materials are used appropriately and in the correct manner to ensure safe cleaning and the best results.
3. Monitor the use of cleaning materials and store items. To ensure adequate stock levels remain available, identifying the need to re-stock with the Senior Housekeeper.
4. As and when indicated or required to respond to immediate need to clean identified areas reprioritising effectively pre planned duties.
5. To ensure relevant and appropriate records are maintained in relation to cleaning schedules and to enable the ongoing monitoring of Catering Services.
6. In compliance with menus, the preparation, cooking of patient’s meals.
7. To ensure that existing arrangements to identify and promote daily menus and patient choices are adhered to.
8. To ensure that food and beverages are presented and served appropriately for the benefit of patients.
9. To ensure that food items are prepared, and made available to patients in line with the Trust policies and procedures relating to monitoring of temperature, cooking times and quality control.
10. To ensure required provisions are available on a day to day basis in line with agreed menus and day to day needs/requests.
11. To ensure that all food items are appropriately and safely received accounted for and stored within designated facilities in line Trust procedures.
12. To ensure relevant and appropriate records are maintained in relation to kitchen cleanliness, temperature monitoring and stock control to enable ongoing service monitoring.
Health & Safety
1. To carry out duties having due regard for Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) legislation.
2. To ensure existing arrangements for the safe storage, removal and disposal of household and clinical waste are maintained and followed.
3. To adhere to existing arrangements for monitoring of water temperature to prevent the development of legionella bacteria within the Ward.
4. Promptly report all defects, breakages and incidents relating to the work area.
5. To be aware of the Wards Personal Safety Plan and apply in day-to-day practice.
6. To attend training and retraining sessions regarding Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and Fire, etc.
7. To participate in arrangements for supervision, and personal development reviews.
Job description review
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and in discussion with the manager the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the Banding of the post. The job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.
The post holder should be comfortable in the use of computer technology, have basic keyboard skills and have the ability to use email.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good standard of written and verbal communication
* Ability to undertake training and apply learning to work practices
* Food Hygiene Certificate or willing to work towards qualification
* Health and Safety certificate
Experience
* In conjunction with the people supported, to plan, prepare and cook appropriate menus to ensure a varied and nutritional diet and to ensure food is correctly stored and prepared.
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the ward, undertaking domestic duties as required.
* Ensure all records and reports are completed as appropriate.
* Experience of working with adults with complex mental health problems
Knowledge & Skills
* Ability to use own initiative
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
* The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
* The Disability Staff Network Group
* The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
* The Rainbow Staff Network Group
* The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
* The Women’s Staff Network Group
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s).
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
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