Division: Support Services Department
Department: Catering, Housekeeping or Loundry Services
Reports to: Support Services Supervisor
Location: Gransha Park & Community (Derry/Londonderry, Limavady & Strabane area)
The Western Trust wishes to establish a waiting list for any permanent, temporary, part-time & ‘As & When Required’ vacancies that may arise over the next 12 months
Job Summary
To work as part of a team providing general cleaning, catering or laundry duties ensuring a high standard of cleanliness, food service and fresh linen is delivered and maintained in all areas.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Carry out duties and responsibilities in a manner which assures patient and client safety, at all times.
Catering Services:
- Providing beverages, preparation / cooking of meals, light snacks including the regeneration of chilled / frozen product sandwiches and salads.
- To portion and serve meals and snacks to patients, staff and customers.
- Checking and recording food temperatures.
- Recording fridge and chiller temperatures.
- Collection and disposal of all environmental waste.
- Mechanical and manual dishwashing.
- Stock Control.
- Cleaning duties including all food areas, cutlery, crockery, utensils and equipment.
- Preparing trolleys and tables for meals.
- Deliver and collection of trolleys as directed.
- To collect cash when required for items of food or beverages.
- Assist in menu collation.
- Prepare for and serve at Trust hospitalities and functions.
Housekeeping:
- Cleaning of all sanitary areas and appliances.
- Cleaning of all furniture and fittings and all floor areas.
- Removal and rehanging of all curtains and blinds.
- Operate industrial cleaning equipment.
- Full and spot cleaning of walls, windows, glass partitions, paintwork.
- Dust control of higher surfaces.
- Receipt and storage of cleaning materials.
- Collection and disposal of all environmental waste.
- Replenishing all hand towels, soap, toilet rolls etc.
- General security of areas (may include operation of electronic alarms).
- Cleaning of spills including bodily fluids, in keeping with the Trust’s policy on control of infection.
- Carry out catering and laundry duties as required.
- Completion of Environmental Cleanliness Audits Action plans.
- Complete safety check on all equipment prior to use.
- Recording use by dates on cleaning solution containers.
Laundry Services
- Collecting of soiled linens and personal clothing, counting and recording same ready for processing either manually or through the Benchmark System.
- Sorting linens and personal clothing for processing.
- Load, operate and unload washing machines, tumble dryers, tunnel finisher.
- Folding fully dried work manually or by machine.
- Operate pressing machines to finish personal clothing and staff uniforms.
- Packing of clean linens for dispatch.
- Quality control of all linens and garments.
- Assist in the loading and unloading of vans and service vehicles as required.
- Safe custody of all linens, clean or soiled in linen rooms or laundry.
- Cleaning duties to include all laundry areas and store rooms.
- Cleaning and general maintenance of laundry equipment.
- Collection and disposal of environmental waste.
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