Domestic Support Worker (Ref: 210450)
Substantive Post
Part time - 30 hours per week
Tue-Thu & Sat 08:00am- 4:00pm
Tuesday to Thursday hourly pay £14.00 moving up to £15.10
Saturday hourly pay £19.63 moving up to £21.20 (including DIA)
Band 2 - Salary Range £24,647 to £26,763 pro-rata per annum
Plus Distant Island Allowance of £2,380 pro-rata per annum
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join the team of domestics within NHS Shetland’s Domestic Services Department working Tuesday to Thursday & Saturday.
Duties will include:
• Hoovering and mopping floors
• Cleaning toilets
• Cleaning public areas
• Emptying waste bins
• General cleaning duties
You will need to be flexible, committed and have a positive attitude to your work.
We believe in team-working, developing your skills and keeping you safe and well at work; by doing this we aim to fulfil our purpose of keeping the hospital sites clean for service users and colleagues to receive and provide safe, effective, quality care. We believe in supporting each other to achieve this and to help give service users as comfortable an experience as we can.
Enhanced rates are paid for weekend work, unsocial hours work, and overnight hours. Uniform and PPE supplied, access to workplace pension scheme, along with excellent holiday entitlement. Previous experience desirable although full training will be provided for the successful candidate.
Applicants should have a good level of basic education, good communication skills and a full UK driving licence would be desirable. You will need to be able to follow instructions so you can take part in the initial training and induction, which takes place when you start. From there, your manager and colleagues will give you the support you need while you complete your on the job training. The work you do in the Domestic team will be essential to the safe running of the Health Service in Shetland; you will be a valued member of the team and may have the opportunity to develop skills in other areas of the facilities team if you wish, such as laundry or catering.
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