General Health Service Assistant - Avon & Wiltshire

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a facilities provider based in Avon and Wiltshire in their search for a General Health Service Assistant. The roles are an exciting opportunity for a cleaner who has experience within the Public and Health Sectors.

As a general health service assistant, you will support the wards and departments by providing support to the cleaning, catering and housekeeping teams. The duties of the post are wide ranging and the tasks vary day to day. Health Service Assistants are expected to demonstrate a flexible attitude to their work on a daily basis to meet the needs of the Unit.

Job Title: General Health Service Assistant

Location: Avon & Wiltshire

Job Type: Temporary ongoing

Shifts: Full Time

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Key Responsibilities

• General cleaning duties as required, including sanitary areas, bedrooms, communal areas and offices.
• Regeneration and service of frozen meals and associated tasks, such as washing-up, cleaning kitchens and dining rooms.
• To provide a Catering Service to support the Ward based Patients meal service and to prepare sandwiches, rolls, salads and snacks for Patients.
• To ensure the safe storage/handling of all food items including Cook-Freeze meals, ensuring compliance with Trust Policy and current Legislation.
• To maintain a hygienic and clean condition of the Catering Department including associated areas, equipment and utensils.
• To sort, pack and deliver Cook-Freeze meals, fresh and ambient goods and all associated catering items to Wards on a daily/weekly/as need basis. To ensure compliance with Trust Policy and Legislation.
• To deliver/collect Function Catering items to various areas of the Unit as required ensuring compliance with Trust Policy and Legislation
• Collection and delivery between wards and departments of post, stores, laundry, pharmacy items, medical gases, pathological specimens and furniture and equipment.
• Post duties including the collection, sorting and delivery of all postal items.
• Report maintenance faults to the Help Desk/Supervisor.
• Report all sightings of pests to the Help Desk/Supervisor.

Personal Specification

• Previous experience in cleaning and catering
• Ability to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Experience working in a team environment
• Able to travel and work unsocial hours
• No facial hair, piercings or jewellery
• Work at all times, within the statutory requirements of health and safety,
• hygiene, manual handling and fire regulations.
• Take reasonable care of themselves and for others at work.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.