Job summary
Domestic Assistant, Leighton Hospital
Various shifts and hours available to include - Days & Evenings - hours to be confirmed at interview
Shifts are over 7 days a week, and include alternate weekends, on a rota.
Domestics 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:
1. be physically fit
2. follow instructions and procedures
3. pay attention to detail
4. work as part of a team
5. take responsibility for their own work
6. be able to work unsupervised
They also need
7. organisation skills
8. teamwork skills
Please put on your supporting information which shift, evenings or days, and how many hours you would prefer.
Main duties of the job
Domestic/cleaning work in a hospital is very different to other domestic/cleaning jobs.
You may be cleaning wards, theatres, COVID areas and so on. You will have to wear PPE (which will be provided).
Hospital Domestic assistants have a lot of contact with patients, and their family/visitors, so customer service is a large focus. We would expect you to use your people skills to help make patients' hospital visits more pleasant.
No qualifications are needed to be a domestic assistant, but you 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.
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, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide, maintain cleaning services in all public, patient, staff and residential To respond quickly and efficiently to cleaning requests following spillages3. To deliver specialist cleaning processes for furnishings, flooring's and surfaces4. To clean general and patient equipment in accordance with agreed guidance from Infection Control, Matrons and Facilities To clean isolation areas, infection areas in accordance with Trust Infection Control Policy6. To clean patient areas ready for To assist in maintaining safe and tidy ward/department areas eg removing clutter, unwanted or out of date To report problems with cleanliness to the housekeeper and/ or To dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with legislation and Trust To maintain and clean manual and electrical cleaning equipment11. To be aware of the safety of other peoples property and belongingsGOVERNANCE1. Maintain confidentiality and privacy of information at all times2. 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
Essential
9. Good standard of general education, including Mathematics and English Language.
10. Experience of working in a healthcare area
11. Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
12. Cleaning Services training programme
13. Knowledge of National Specification for Cleaning and Monitoring procedures
Skills
Essential
14. Teamworking
15. Ability to operate machinery to carry out cleaning tasks
16. Health and Safety awareness
17. Communication skills
18. Ability to work under pressure
19. Ability to exercise diplomacy and confidentiality
20. Ability to use initiative and judgment
21. To possess good organisational skills
22. Ability to liaise with interdepartmental personnel and other organisations
23. Ability to demonstrate selfmotivation and to work independently as well as part of a team.
Desirable
24. Manual handling skills
25. COSHH awareness
26. Risk Assessment
27. Customer Service
28. Conflict Resolution
29. Resilience training
Skills
Essential
30. excellent communications