Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. Job overview Domestic staff provide a clean and safe environment for our patients, staff and visitors and help to reduce the spread of Health Care Acquired Infections. This role will involve general cleaning in both clinical and non-clinical areas. Main duties of the job Duties will include: - High dusting walls, ceilings, curtains rails, doors - Damp dusting furniture, fittings, ledges and paintwork - Vacuuming floors daily - Deep Cleaning of areas and equipment We provide enhanced hours for Saturdays and Sundays as well as enhanced pay for bank holidays. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of support for health and wellbeing services to support you in the workplace. Working for our organisation Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations. Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role please see the Job Description document attached. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Person specification Training & Qualifications Essential criteria Good general education at GCSE level or equivalent Desirable criteria Customer care training Experience & Knowledge Essential criteria Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety regulations Desirable criteria Experience of working in a healthcare environment Skills & Ability Essential criteria Ability to communicate effectively with patients, ward staff and Domestic team. Desirable criteria Ability to work well as part of a team. Our commitment to you: We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity. Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. The paperwork: HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to download JD Band 2 (PDF, 497.2KB) HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB) Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)