Job Description
Bank Housekeeping Assistant
Hours covering 9am-2pm or 9am -1pm /5pm
Including occasional waitressing at Orchard Lea: Waitressing hours are weekends 10am – 2:30pm as and when required
Ramsay Orchard Lea, built in 1992 and extended in 2005, is on the historic Rivers Hospital site once famous for its nursery and the development of many fruit trees dating back to the days of Charles Darwin.
The village contains 22 purpose built apartments and bungalows designed for retirement living. It contains a private restaurant, together with a resident’s air-conditioned lounge and beautiful landscaped gardens.
The role
We are currently looking for a proactive, team player with good communication skills to join our Housekeeping team on the Bank. You will have ideally worked in a similar Hotel services or Hospital position.
The role involves working with the clinical teams in maintaining the high standards of cleanliness across the residential site, as you will provide general housekeeping in resident’s properties and communal areas.
You will be cleaning non-clinical and clinical areas including patient bedrooms and making up fresh bedding for new patients, maintaining stock & linen levels, handling COSHH, disposing of waste and other associated cleaning duties, for which full training will be provided- Demonstrated Customer Service and interpersonal skills
- Some experience or understanding of general cleaning and housekeeping commitments and duties
- The ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment
- The ability to manage own workload
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate plus enhancements for evening and weekend working
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Free parking and uniform
- Subsidised staff restaurant
About us
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
We are able to support training and development to our employees, to deliver a high standard of clinical care whilst ensuring patient safety, dignity and confidentiality. We are a progressive and caring facility and support the Ramsay vision “People caring for People”. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us.
We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’.
We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We encourage all Ramsay employees to participate in public health vaccination programmes including flu and Covid 19.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.