Main area Domestic Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
38 hours per week (8 week rota working 12 hour shifts. Day and Night shifts) Job ref 262-A-24-6701766
Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Whitehaven Salary £23,615 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/12/2024 23:59
Hygiene Specialist *Internal Applicants Only*
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY
An exciting opportunity to join our HST Team.
The HST carry out terminal, deep cleaning as well as general cleaning in clinical and non-clinical areas within WCH and across NCIC trust premises as and when required.
Complying to infection control procedures at all times and following the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness April 2021.
Main duties of the job
Technical
* Carry out cleaning duties as per schedule
* Carry out cleaning duties on wards and departments when instructed to do so
* Use of specialist cleaning machines
* Maintain standards in the areas allocated.
* To work in clinical and non-clinical areas.
* Commence and complete a specialist clean
* Undertake work in areas where patients have mental health, special needs or behavioural problems
* Complete the cleaning of all theatres and specialist equipment out of hours
* Responsible for the completion of terminal or deep cleans
* Undertake wall washing, changing curtains, cleaning windows internal and external at low levels.
* Maintain floor hygiene using specialised electrical equipment and specialised chemicals when necessary.
* Routinely use specialised cleaning equipment
* Maintain the hygiene of all street lifts within outer areas.
* Complete a thorough cleaning and decontamination process on all cleaning equipment after use.
* Adhere to the Trust’s PPE Policy and wear specialised PPE
* Calculate dilutions of cleaning solutions and fill specialised equipment following COSHH guidance at all times
* Adhere to the Trust’s Waste Policy
* Carry a radio/phone for contact with the HST team leader.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Minimum Requirements
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Undertake relevant training in some areas of this job description
Experience
* Use of specialist heavy equipment and chemicals and working in clinical areas.
* Work unsupervised
* Work in a similar role.
* Working in a hospital environment.
Knowledge
* Use of household cleaning equipment.
* Equality issues.
Skills
* Able to work alone and in a team.
* Ability to use initiative appropriately.
* Able to follow health and safety and hygiene procedures.
Person specific
* Willing to learn.
* Work in clinical areas Work unsupervised
Other requirements
* Flexible regarding shift patterns and hours worked.
* Able to undertake training as required.
* Work unsupervised.
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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