Job summary
Employer heading
Hotel Services Domestic Assistants (Cleaner) (5 posts)
NHS AfC: Band 2
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
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Job overview
We are looking to appoint Domestic Cleaning Assistants to roles at Walton Hospital, Chesterfield, and this is a fantastic opportunity for you to become part of our DCHS Domestic Team.
The positions available are:
1 vacancy for 18 hours/ week, working 4.5 hours per day, 4 days per week on a 7 day rota - 11:30am - 4pm
4 vacancies for 16 hours/ week, working 4 hours a day, 4 days a week on a 7 day rota - 4pm - 8pm
Although experience is desirable, this is not essential as full training will be given.
You will be required to provide a high quality, domestic service working individually and as part of a team, to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors.
What really matters to us is providing everyone of our patients with an excellent experience, a service that really cares and one that delivers the right outcome, and that we achieve this every day and make a difference to our patients’ experience and demonstrate values and personal qualities that support the DCHS way of working.
If you are an enthusiastic team member who is eager to learn and to develop then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a high-quality domestic service.
Working either individually or as part of a team to ensure a clean and safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors following agreed work schedules, methods and procedures in accordance with the National Standards of Cleanliness.
Have a flexible approach and be prepared to work occassionally on other sites should service demands dictate. This will require the ability to travel to another site.
Play an integral part in delivering outstanding patient care at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS).
Working for our organisation
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic numeracy and literacy or willing to work towards
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in Cleaning
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work alone and/or in a team
Experience
Essential criteria
- Cleaning experience
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
- Mrs Sarah Morley
- Job title
- IFM Operational Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766 364744
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