Bank Hospital Support Worker

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate a positive "can do" attitude to work, and can demonstrate the qualities required of a caring professional working within the NHS. We are recruiting for caring, positive, and dependable people to join our team in the role of a Bank Hospital Support Assistant. H.S.A's are an integral part of the Hospitals operations, working on Wards and Departments providing all of our cleaning and catering responsibilities.

A typical day for a H.S.A would include wet mopping, vacuuming, emptying bins, replenishing supplies, cleaning fixtures, furniture and toilet / bathroom areas. If assigned to the catering element you will deliver beverages and meals to our patients and carry out kitchen duties, in ward catering facilities. Whilst a comprehensive training package will give you the skills and knowledge to work effectively as a H.S.A, we want to learn from your application how you can meet the minimum of the essential criteria in our person specification, and perhaps even exceed this minimum standard.

We support the continuous development of our staff so regular refreshers of training take place. The right candidate would be working on a Bank Contract covering various shifts within our Wards and Departments. Shift times will be from 07.00am - 14.30 pm 5 days a week pro rata., Our H.S.A's are an integral part of the Hospitals operations, working on Wards and Departments providing all of our cleaning and catering responsibilities.

The role is part of a wider team responsible for excellent standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and environmental safety. A typical day for a H.S.A would include wet mopping, vacuuming, emptying bins, replenishing supplies, cleaning fixtures, furniture and toilet / bathroom areas. If assigned to the catering element you will deliver beverages and meals to our patients and carry out kitchen duties, in ward catering facilities.

oLevel 1 English & Maths or ability to demonstrate effective standard of spoken English and use of mathematics. oTo have gained or have previously received food safety awareness training, oPrevious experience of cleaning or catering within the NHS oTo have gained a Level 2 NVQ in cleaning services or equivalent or are willing to participate in further training to achieve it. oTo have gained a Level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent or are willing to participate in further training to achieve it.

Occupational Experience, oTo have gained sufficient experience in the cleaning industry to be able to demonstrate an understanding of safe working practices and techniques that would meet the requirements within this role or be willing to undertake a period of induction and on the job training to meet COSHH regulations The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and