Housekeeping Assistant

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Job Title: Housekeeping Assistant
Location: The Portland Hospital, Great Portland Street, London
Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Shift times: Various shift patterns between Monday and Sunday, 8am to 10pm
Permanent
Salary: £13.15 per hour + excellent benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits package plus career development)

We’re looking for a Housekeeping Assistant to join our Hotel Services team at The Portland Hospital. From cleaning private rooms to the public areas everyone enjoys, you’ll play a big part in helping us make our hospitals warm and welcoming. We’ll look to you to maintain our high standards by ensuring all areas are clean, presentable, and safe for visitors and patients.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll be passionate about patient care and cleanliness – someone who is able to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, and healthcare staff.
• You’ll also be comfortable working in a hospital environment and coming into contact with patients.
• Ensure our communal areas are clean and tidy for visitors.
• Perform any tasks specifically assigned to you.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor or designee.
• Attend mandatory training on an annual basis.

What you’ll bring:

• Awareness of hygiene standards.
• Passion for customer care.
• Effective communication skills with patients, visitors, and healthcare staff.
• Able to work under pressure, and with a flexible approach.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Housekeeping Assistant you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
• Kindness and Compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.
• Honesty, Integrity and Fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness.
• Loyalty, Respect and Dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.