Main area Domestic Assistant Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part time hours available) Job ref 412-E&F-Bank HCP-A
Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe, CW1 4QJ Salary £23,615 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Domestic Assistant, Leighton Hospital
Shifts are over 7 days a week, and include alternate weekends, on a rota.
Domestic services staff work across all areas of the NHS, making sure that all areas are clean and safe places where staff can care for patients 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
They also need to be aware of hygiene issues, be discrete, be able to respect patients' rights to privacy and dignity, have a pleasant manner and work quickly and meticulously.
We'll need you to be hard working, reliable, flexible, and a good team player. It's even better if you have worked as a domestic or cleaner before.
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 on 01270 613399.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide, maintain cleaning services in all public, patient, staff and residential areas.
2. To respond quickly and efficiently to cleaning requests following spillages.
3. To deliver specialist cleaning processes for furnishings, flooring's and surfaces.
4. To clean general and patient equipment in accordance with agreed guidance from Infection Control, Matrons and Facilities Managers.
5. To clean isolation areas, infection areas in accordance with Trust Infection Control Policy.
6. To clean patient areas ready for re-occupancy.
7. To assist in maintaining safe and tidy ward/department areas eg – removing clutter, unwanted or out of date notices.
8. To report problems with cleanliness to the housekeeper and/or supervisor.
9. To dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with legislation and Trust policy.
10. To maintain and clean manual and electrical cleaning equipment.
11. To be aware of the safety of other people’s property and belongings.
Governance
1. Maintain confidentiality and privacy of information at all times.
2. Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any issues.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good standard of general education, including Mathematics and English Language.
* Experience of working in a healthcare area.
* Experience of working with the general public.
* Cleaning Services training programme.
* Knowledge of National Specification for Cleaning and Monitoring procedures.
Skills
* Teamworking.
* Ability to operate machinery to carry out cleaning tasks.
* Health and Safety awareness.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to exercise diplomacy and confidentiality.
* Ability to use initiative and judgment.
* To possess good organisational skills.
* Ability to liaise with interdepartmental personnel and other organisations.
* Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and to work independently as well as part of a team.
* Customer Service.
* Resilience training.
Experience
* Good time keeping.
Key Messages
* Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
* All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
* Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
* Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship.
* Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
* Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period.
* Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application.
* You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one).
* We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
* Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree.
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.
Name Scott McEvoy Job title Facilities Coordinator Email address scott.mcevoy@mcht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01270 612369
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone 01270 904488
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