Senior Housekeeper inLichfield inLichfield PUBLISHED
TUE 7 JAN 2025
The Senior Housekeeper at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lichfield is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff, adhering to National Cleaning Standards, infection control, and health and safety regulations. The role involves working collaboratively within the Housekeeping team, executing a variety of cleaning duties according to established schedules, operating mechanical cleaning equipment, replenishing supplies, and safely storing cleaning chemicals.
Additionally, the position may require performing specialist cleaning tasks, assisting with laundry duties, and supporting ward-based catering services to ensure that meals are provided to service users appropriately. Key responsibilities also include ensuring the dining area is prepared and cleared after meals and managing waste levels, all while upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and service.
Additionally, the position may require performing specialist cleaning tasks, assisting with laundry duties, and supporting ward-based catering services to ensure that meals are provided to service users appropriately. Key responsibilities also include ensuring the dining area is prepared and cleared after meals and managing waste levels, all while upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and service.
The Housekeeping staff provide a clean and safe environment to our patients, visitors and staff ensuring that a high standard of cleanliness in line with National Cleaning Standards, infection control and health and safety are met and maintained.
The post holder will be expected to work as part of the wider Housekeeping team, providing an integrated and flexible service, and as such may sometimes be required to undertake duties within other areas of the Hotel Services Department should the needs of the service demand it.
- Maintain the required standard of cleaning services following the correct procedure and frequencies
- Undertake a variety of cleaning duties in line with the ward/area/location cleaning schedules
- Operate mechanical cleaning equipment
- Replenish disposables and consumables
- Safely and correctly store cleaning chemicals and equipment
- Carry out specialist cleaning and one-off cleaning duties in line with service requirements
- Assist with laundry duties as and when required
- Where applicable - ward based duties as required:o Ward based catering duties to ensure in conjunction with nursing staff that service users are provided with appropriate mealso Regenerate food, probe, record temperature of food and serveo Ensure that meals are served in a presentable and timely manner and appropriate cutlery and condiments are suppliedo Assist to ensure dining room area is ready for service and cleared afterwardso Record waste levels at end of serviceo Clean regeneration trolley
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