Main area Domestic Services Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent: various hours available Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (flexible to meet the needs of the service)
Job ref 390-EFM-SO-0815
Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea
Salary £24,169 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period Yearly
Closing Today at 23:59
Domestic Assistant
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Do you pride yourself on your cleaning skills and want to use them to make a difference? Are you an enthusiastic team player who can adopt and adhere to our Trust values in all your work - Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful?
Then we invite you to complete the application to give you an opportunity to become a wider member of the Domestic Services Team.
You will play a key role in ensuring our patients' care and experience is enhanced through creating a clean and comfortable environment for them and being a friendly face around the wards and hospitals, so if you are a people person this is a great role for you!
Being able to work both independently and as part of a team will be an essential skill. Competency in using handheld devices is desirable, however training will be provided.
As part of the Domestic team, you will have access to the best-in-class domestic training platforms to develop your skillsets in the cleaning field.
You will work within a large, diverse workforce and support the maintaining of clean environments for a best patient experience.
Shifts available: Various.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include:
1. To clean all areas/wards/departments effectively in accordance with the areas risk rating and frequencies specified.
2. Clean infected room/areas on the ward in line with the Terminal Clean Policy.
3. Change curtains in line with the curtain programme or as required for Terminal and deep clean processes.
4. Carry out all cleaning duties to the required National specification for cleanliness (NSC) and ensure all operational documentations are filled in appropriately.
5. Respond to cleaning incidents/emergency as required by line management.
6. Carry out standard clean to ensure all daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning tasks are completed as scheduled by management.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details regarding this rewarding role please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good level of education incl. English and Maths
Experience
* Experience of cleaning in a hospital or healthcare environment
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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