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Domestic Assistant - Leighton Hospital, Crewe
Client: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Crewe, United Kingdom
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: bd7adbe107df
Job Views: 9
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
Job summary
Domestic Assistant, Leighton Hospital
We have the following shifts and hours available:
* 1 position on Nights
* 2 positions on Days (20 hours)
* 1 position on Days (24 hours)
* 2 positions on Evenings (25 hours)
* 1 position 5/7 on Evenings
Shifts are over 7 days a week, and include alternate weekends, on a rota.
Domestic services staff work across all areas of the NHS, ensuring that all areas are clean and safe for patient care while reducing the risk of infection.
Domestic services assistants need to:
* be physically fit
* follow instructions and procedures
* pay attention to detail
* work as part of a team
* take responsibility for their own work
* be able to work unsupervised
Please include your preferred shift and hours in your supporting information.
Main duties of the job
Domestic/cleaning work in a hospital is very different from other domestic/cleaning jobs. You may be cleaning wards, theatres, COVID areas, etc., and will need to wear PPE (which will be provided).
Hospital Domestic assistants have significant contact with patients and their families/visitors, so customer service is a large focus. We expect you to use your people skills to help make patients' hospital visits more pleasant.
No qualifications are needed, but you must be aware of hygiene issues, be discreet, respect patients' rights to privacy and dignity, have a pleasant manner, and work quickly and meticulously.
We need you to be hardworking, reliable, flexible, and a good team player. Previous experience as a domestic or cleaner is advantageous.
This could be the role for you, and we want to hear from you!
If you have applied for this role in the last 3 months, there is no need to reapply.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact the Domestic Supervisors at 01270 613399.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe, and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. Established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 staff and provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is part of the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), providing various community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognized nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, supporting the correct use of PPE.
We value our staff and recognize that to provide the best quality, compassionate care to our patients, we must also look after our colleagues.
Job Responsibilities
1. Provide and maintain cleaning services in all public, patient, staff, and residential areas.
2. Respond quickly and efficiently to cleaning requests following spillages.
3. Deliver specialist cleaning processes for furnishings, flooring, and surfaces.
4. Clean general and patient equipment according to guidance from Infection Control, Matrons, and Facilities.
5. Clean isolation and infection areas per Trust Infection Control Policy.
6. Prepare patient areas for use.
7. Assist in maintaining safe and tidy ward/department areas (e.g., removing clutter, unwanted or out-of-date items).
8. Report cleanliness issues to the housekeeper.
9. Dispose of household, confidential, and clinical waste in accordance with legislation and Trust policies.
10. Maintain and clean manual and electrical cleaning equipment.
11. Ensure the safety of other people's property and belongings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Good standard of general education, including Mathematics and English Language.
* Experience in a healthcare area.
* Experience working with the general public.
Desirable:
* Cleaning Services training program.
* Knowledge of National Specification for Cleaning and Monitoring procedures.
Skills
* Essential:
* Teamwork.
* Ability to operate machinery for cleaning tasks.
* Health and Safety awareness.
* Communication skills.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to exercise diplomacy and confidentiality.
* Good organizational skills.
* Ability to liaise with interdepartmental personnel and other organizations.
* Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and work independently and as part of a team.
* Desirable:
* Manual handling skills.
* COSHH awareness.
* Risk Assessment.
* Customer Service.
* Conflict Resolution.
* Resilience training.
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