Bank- Domestic Assistant - Brecon, United Kingdom - Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys Teaching Health Board

Verified Company

Brecon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Liaise with the Hotel Services Supervisor on the areas allocated for cleaning, the replenishment and use of approved cleaning chemicals and consumables and any additional tasks for the day.

Liaise with the Nursing Staff regarding the priorities for the daily cleaningrequirements, for the coordination of any deep cleans when required and toreceive advice on areas that may have restricted access or require specificprecautions during the cleaning process.

Collaborate and coordinate with colleagues to enable the clean to be carriedout productively and efficiently, ensuring that all elements within a room are signed for on completion on the cleaning schedule.

Having received priorities for daily cleaning, organise your own workaccordingly working from clean areas to dirty and highest areas to lowest.

Assist in the economic use of resources and advise on the maintenance ofreasonable stock levels and participating in reordering process when directed.

Maintain safe infection prevention practices following correct infection barriercontrols as directed, hand hygiene and use of colour coded equipment.
When working with food and drinks to maintain compliance with current FoodHygiene legislation and PTHB policy and procedures.

To receive food stores in the ward kitchens, ensuring they are checked forquality including use by date and that the correct quantity has been received.

Food should be rotated and stored away quickly, refrigerating if applicable.
Ward Fridge temperatures should be checked and recorded twice daily ormore frequently if directed.

To participate fully in the control of food safety and quality through continuousmonitoring of food temperature and using correct catering operations andstorage procedures with regard to Food Safety, Health & Safety proceduresand good working practice.

Assist in the implementation and adherence of changes to cleaningprocedures, and be able to comment on them.

In the absence of the Hotel Services Supervisor, to work independently in yourduties having due regard in all aspects of health, safety, hygiene and cleaningprocedures, escalating any concerns as necessary.

Participating in reporting any defects to equipment, building fabric or facilitiesto the Hotel Services Supervisor and/or the LHBs Help Desk for immediateattention.

To participate in essential and mandatory training as laid down in the trainingplan.

To offer guidance and support to others with less experience within the teamthrough good communication and demonstration of a sound professionalknowledge and practices.

To undertake any other reasonable duties that is commensurate with the roleof Hotel Services Domestic Assistant e.g. washing of patients crockery/cutleryand collections of waste from departments.