Job summary
Employer heading
Domestic Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
We are seeking Domestic Assistants to work at Warrington Hospital, who will maintain high standards of cleanliness in-line with Trust cleaning protocols. You will communicate with colleagues in connection with your own job role and ensure a close working relationship with Ward/Departmental Housekeepers
Saturday and Sunday 2pm to 10pm
Main duties of the job
You will carry out cleaning tasks, operating machinery, e.g., buffing machine, vacuum cleaner, moving of buckets of water and cleaning equipment to meet the needs of the area. You will be responsible for the correct use, security and storage of own equipment and cleaning materials, ensuring stock levels are maintained and used appropriately.
Working for our organisation
Known locally known as ‘WHH’ – the Trust is a fast-paced, ambitious organisation that is caring, compassionate, innovative and focused on the best outcomes for its patients and the employment experience of its staff. It is both aspirational and inspirational – driven to be outstanding for its patients, its staff and its communities and committed to being the best place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling two neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton it is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. It is geographically ideally positioned to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of both boroughs and beyond. A dedicated planned care centre located at Halton Hospital in Runcorn enables elective procedures to continue uninterrupted by the patient flow challenges of the ‘hot’ site at Warrington, where urgent, unplanned and critical care, maternity and women’s and children’s services are provided.
A CQC-rated ‘Good’ organisation with ‘Outstanding’ features, it is working towards university hospital status having achieved teaching status in 2019 and is working in partnership with the University of Chester and others in this regard.
A workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities and as an equal, diverse and inclusive employer the Trust is proud to have achieved both Disability Confident Leader and Navajo LGBTQ+ Charter Mark accreditations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role***
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Cleaning Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in undertaking cleaning tasks in a hospital environment
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- General Standard of Education
- Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning.
Desirable criteria
- Health and safety level 1
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of cleaning methods and processes
- Knowledge of cleaning materials and products
- Cleaning protocols
- Knowledge of Control of Infection Health and Safety and COSHH policies
- Manual Handling
- Customer Care Training
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire White
- Job title
- Support Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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