Hospitality Assistant

Main area Estates Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 27.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 13.30-19.00) Job ref 270-TG546-CORP-E

Site Spinneyfields Specialist Care Centre Town Rushden Salary £25,272 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/:00

An opportunity has arisen for a Hospitality Assistant to work at Spinneyfield Care Centre. The Post holder will be a part of a multi-disciplined team whose main task is to undertake general Facilities Domestic & Catering duties, removal of waste, communicating with ward and hotel services staff, maintaining strict confidentiality and being focused on maintaining a clean and welcoming environment for our staff, patients and visitors, and preparing, cooking and serving patient meals.

Hours: 27.5 hours per week.

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 13.30-19.00. Hours may be subject to change.

• To undertake all cleaning tasks by following the cleaning specifications and by using the appropriate equipment and materials.
• To prepare, assemble and cook food items for patient meal service
• To carry out all aspects of floor maintenance i.e. mopping & to always display "wet floor" warning cones when necessary and remove once floor areas are dry.
• Regular removal of waste ensuring the correct use of bags and labelling procedures and ensuring that bags are disposed of in the correct waste bins in designated areas. Ensuring that clinical waste bags are secured with correct tape in accordance with hospital procedures and colour coding.
• Undertake deep clean, clinical clean, admission and infection cleans as required by infection control procedure including removal, laundering, and hanging of curtains. Collect and deliver laundry, stores, food trolleys and associated waste, beds, bedding and furniture.
• To assist with the receipt and storage of deliveries to the hospital/site, reporting any shortfalls or faults in service delivery to the department requisitioner or Hotel Services Team Leader. Delivery of supplies from stores to departments.
• Collect, sort and deliver mail, parcels and post as required to wards and departments.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

• Experience in a similar role
• General education including literacy and numeracy
• Experience of teamwork
• An understanding of the importance of hygiene
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety

• To be able to interpret written instructions

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.