Job Specification and Terms & Conditions
Job Title & Grade
Household Cleaning/Pantry Staff
Relief Cover & Permanent Part Time Post Available
Campaign Reference
RQ426 & RQ975
Closing Date
Thursday 24th April 2025
Proposed Interview
Week of 5th May 2025
Date Taking Up
To be outlined at interview
Location of Post
Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Details of Service
Peamount Healthcare is an independent voluntary organization that provides a range of high-quality health and social care services. We help people return home after a serious illness, we provide safe and homely residential care for those who need it, and we support people to live as independently as possible in the community.
Peamount Healthcare Is Committed To The Following Values:
1. Person centred - seeing each person as unique, giving them a voice and focusing on ability.
2. Respect - creating a supportive environment where everyone is given courteous and respectful care and support.
3. Excellence - enabling interdisciplinary teams to deliver high quality integrated care, meaningful outcomes with a focus on continuous improvement.
4. Team working - fostering an inclusive, healthy working environment where people are valued and recognised for their individual and shared achievements.
5. Quality improvement - supporting teams to embed continuous improvement methodology as part of everything we do.
6. Education & Research - partnering with academia to support education, learning, research and evidence-based care.
Reporting Relationship
Household Manager
Purpose of Post
Household staff are members of the ward team, working with other ward staff to assist the patients, ensuring smooth and safe functioning in all areas of the ward. All wards care for different categories of patients and variation of duties may occur, as all patients are individuals. The Clinical Nurse Manager or Nurse-in-Charge will give direction on these duties. In general, the household staff duties entail kitchen duties and ward duties.
Eligibility Criteria
The successful candidate will be expected to meet the following qualifications & desirable criteria:
1. Have a good general standard of education
2. Good communication skills both written and verbal
3. Ability to work as part of a team and assist other members of staff
4. An interest and commitment to providing a clean, safe environment for patients in a health care environment
5. Previous cleaning experience
Skills, Competencies and Knowledge
Ward Duties
Maintain a clean hygienic ward.
This Includes:
1. Cleaning toilets and bathrooms morning and evening and as required during the day.
2. Vacuum cleaning corridors/wards daily.
3. Emptying bins.
4. Helping out in the kitchen at certain times.
5. Washing down bed frames.
6. Beds pulled out and washed behind.
7. Bed frames washed.
8. High dusting.
9. Washing walls/skirting boards.
10. Kitchen presses emptied and washed and any other cleaning identified by themselves or by the Clinical Nurse Manager.
11. Pulling out lockers and cleaning.
12. Transport linen.
13. Empty large waste bins.
14. Use large machinery to wash floors.
15. Assist staff with discharge cleaning on other units.
16. At certain times during the day e.g. meal times, the person on ward duties will be expected to assist the person in the kitchen i.e. to wash dishes.
Kitchen Duties
There is one person full-time in the kitchen but the duties and responsibilities of household staff vary from ward to ward and would encompass the following:
1. Preparation and handing out of trays for bed bound patients.
2. Setting of tables in dining-room for ambulant patients.
3. Safe handling of food as it arrives to the ward.
4. Maintaining correct temperature of food.
5. Assisting in the serving of meals.
6. Collection of used trays from wards.
7. Washing dishes/food trays etc.
8. Collecting and replacing jugs of water for patients use.
9. Maintaining a clean hygiene kitchen at all times.
10. Stock control, ordering/checking supplies with Clinical Nurse Manager/person-in-charge.
11. Cleaning on ward if duties in kitchen/dining area completed.
Other Requirements
The successful candidate will be expected to meet the following Desirable Criteria specific to the post:
1. Ability to work as part of a team and assist other members of staff
2. An interest and commitment to providing a clean, safe environment in a health care environment
3. Previous cleaning experience
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Campaign Specific Selection Post
A ranking and or short-listing exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your CV. The criteria for ranking and or short listing are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore, it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process. Those successful at the ranking stage of this process (where applied) will be placed on an order of merit and will be called to interview depending on the service needs of the organisation.
The reform programme outlined for the Health Service may impact on this role and structures Change The Job Description May Be Reviewed.
Terms & Conditions of Employment
Household Staff Relief Cover
Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, Co. Dublin.
Tenure
The current vacancy available is on a Relief Basis. Hours are subject to availability. There is also one permanent part-time post available (24 hours per week). The post is pensionable. A panel may be created from which permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled. The tenure of these posts will be indicated at 'expression of interest' stage.
Appointment
as an employee of Peamount Healthcare is governed by the Health Act 2004 and the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) Act 2004.
Remuneration
Remuneration is in accordance with the salary scale approved by the Department of Health: Current salary scale with effect from 1st March 2025.
Working Week
This post is a relief post. The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Department Head and in accordance with the needs of the service. HSE Circular 003-2009 "Matching Working Patterns to Service Needs (Extended Working Day/Week Arrangements); Framework for Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016" applies. Under the terms of this circular, all new entrants and staff appointed to promotional posts from Dec 16th 2008 will be required to work agreed roster/on call arrangements as advised by their line manager. Contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8am-8pm over seven days to meet the requirements for extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement (Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016
Annual Leave
As per Health Service Executive (HSE)
Probation
All employees will be subject to a probationary period as per the probation policy. This policy applies to all employees irrespective of the type of contract under which they have been employed. A period of 6 months' probation will be served on commencement of employment.
Pension
Employees of Peamount Healthcare are required to be members of the Hospitals Superannuation Scheme. Deductions at the appropriate rate will be made from your salary payment.
Maternity
Maternity leave is granted in accordance with the terms of the Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2001.
Pre-Employment Health Assessment
Prior to commencing in this role a person will be required to complete a form declaring their health status which is reviewed by the hospital's Occupational Health Service and if required undergo a medical assessment with this department. Any person employed by Peamount Healthcare must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
Validation of Experience
Any credit given to a candidate at interview, in respect of claims to qualifications, training and experience is provisional and is subject to verification. The recommendation of the interview board is liable to revision if the claimed qualification, training or experience is not proven.
References
Peamount Healthcare will seek up to two written references from current and previous employers, educational institutions or any other organisations with which the candidate has been associated. The hospital also reserves the right to determine the merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.
Garda Vetting
Peamount Healthcare will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will not take up employment with the hospital until the Garda Vetting process has been completed and the hospital is satisfied that such an appointment does not pose a risk to clients, service users and employees.
Health & Safety
These duties must be performed in accordance with the hospital health and safety policy. In carrying out these duties the employee must ensure that effective safety procedures are in place to comply with the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act. Staff must carry out their duties in a safe and responsible manner in line with the Hospital Policy as set out in the appropriate department's safety statement, which must be read and understood.
Quality, Risk & Safety Responsibilities
It Is The Responsibility Of All Staff To:
1. Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory requirements with regard to Quality, Risk and Safety.
2. Participate and cooperate with external agencies on safety initiatives as required.
3. Participate And Cooperate With Internal And External Evaluations Of Hospital Structures, Services And Processes As Required, Including But Not Limited To: National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, HSE Standards and Recommended Practices for Healthcare Records Management, Safety audits and other audits specified by the HSE or other regulatory authorities.
4. To initiate, support and implement quality improvement initiatives in their area which are in keeping with the hospitals continuous quality improvement programme.
It is the responsibility of all managers to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for Quality, Safety and Risk within their area/department
Specific Hygiene in healthcare
is defined as "the practice that serves to keep people and the environment clean and prevent infection. It involves preserving one's health, preventing the spread of disease and recognizing, evaluating and controlling health hazards. It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure compliance with hospital hygiene standards, guidelines and practices. Department heads/managers have overall responsibility for best practice in hygiene in their area. It is mandatory to complete hand hygiene training every 2-years and sharps awareness workshops yearly. #J-18808-Ljbffr