Cook/Housekeeper

Job title

Cook/Housekeeper - x 2 Part time 30 Hours per week.

Band: Band 2

Accountable to: Senior Housekeeper

Values

The Trust is a major employer and provider of services. We are committed to recruiting people who fit our organisational values. These are:

• Respect - we listen to others, valuing their views and contributions.
• Compassion - we show empathy and kindness to others so they feelsupported, understood and safe.
• Partnership - we engage with others based on equality and collaboration.
• Accountability - we are open and transparent, acting with honesty and integrity, accepting responsibility for outcomes.
• Fairness - we ensure equal access to opportunity, support and services.
• Ambition - we are committed to making a difference and helping to fulfil aspirations and hopes of our Service users and staff.

Job purpose

To provide and maintain a high standard within the Ward Environment insupport 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

General requirements

• To cooperate with the Senior Housekeeper and work as part of a team.
• To undertake other duties as may be delegated by the Senior Housekeeper and/or Ward Manager.

Principal duties Supporting Patient Care

• 3. In undertaking day to day cleaning duties within patient areas, to monitorfor signs of deterioration of patient hygiene and day to day living skills and advise staff accordingly.
• 4. Together with Nursing Staff undertake day to day cleaning duties within patient areas, seek cooperation of and to encourage patients to maintainappropriate self care needs and levels of responsibility for the tidiness of bedroom areas.
• 5. 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.
• 6. To undertake day to day interactions with patients, relatives and visitors in a professional manner as a member of the Ward Team.
• 7. To ensure all waste and dry linen is quickly and securely removed from the immediate Ward environment in line with operational policies/procedures.
• 8. To ensure the delivery of clean linen is secured and appropriately stored.
• 9. 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.
• 10.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

• 11.To provide for the full range of general cleaning of all areas within the Ward, following work schedules and procedures.
• 12.To ensure products, equipment and materials are used appropriately and in the correct manner to ensure safe cleaning and the best results.
• 13.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.
• 14.As and when indicated or required to respond to immediate need to clean identified areas reprioritising effectively pre planned duties.
• 15.To ensure relevant and appropriate records are maintained in relation to cleaning schedules and to enable the ongoing monitoring of Catering Services

Food & Catering

• 16.In compliance with menus, the preparation, cooking of patients meals.
• 17.To ensure that existing arrangements to identify and promote daily menus and patient choices are adhered to.
• 18.To ensure that food and beverages are presented and served appropriately for the benefit of patients.
• 19.To ensure that food items are prepared, and made available to patients inline with the Trust policies and procedures relating to monitoring of temperature, cooking times and quality control.
• 20.To ensure required provisions are available on a day to day basis in line with agreed menus and day to day needs/requests.
• 21.To ensure that all food items are appropriately and safely received accounted for and stored within designated facilities in line Trust procedures.
• 22.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

• 23.To carry out duties having due regard for Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) legislation.
• 24.To ensure existing arrangements for the safe storage, removal and disposal of household and clinical waste are maintained and followed.
• 25.To adhere to existing arrangements for monitoring of water temperature to prevent the development of legionella bacteria within the Ward.
• 26.Promptly report all defects, breakages and incidents relating to the work area.
• 27.To be aware of the Wards Personal Safety Plan and apply in day-to-day practice.
• 28.To attend training and retraining sessions regarding Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and Fire, etc.
• 29.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 toundertake other duties which fall within the Banding of the post. The jobdescription will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing servicerequirements and any such changes will be discussed with the postholder. The post holder should be comfortable in the use of computer technology,have basic keyboard skills and have the ability to use email. All employees are expected to observe the following:

Equal opportunities and dignity at work statement of intent The Trust is a major employer and provider of services. We are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of and meets the needs of thelocal community. We oppose all forms of discrimination on legal and moral grounds, andrecognise that discrimination creates barriers to achieving equality foreveryone.

Staff are expected to comply with the Trusts Infection Prevention & Controlpolicies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk ofcausing healthcare associated infections