Job summary
- Main area
- Domestic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Evening and Weekend shifts mainly required)
- Job ref
- 292-6255667-SCC
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Domestic
NHS AfC: Band 2
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
We are looking for keen enthusiastic and dedicated people to provide an efficient, effective and highest possible standard of cleaning to wards and department.
To work without constant supervision and be able to work as part of a team. To observe current Health & Safety Regulations, adhere to the Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Policy and the Waste Policy.
Main duties of the job
- To provide an efficient and effective cleaning service.
- Work in a self-motivated and professional manner.
- To work well with all disciplines of staff and may be required to take direction from other professional staff from time to time.
- Required a courteous and helpful approach to patients, visitors and staff is essential.
- A sensible, safe conscious approach to work is necessary at all times as well as strict observance of the Trust’s policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. Available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- basic understanding of English and Maths
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of cleaning in a 'non-residential' environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a Health Care Environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work without Supervision
- Ability to work as part of a Team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Paul Woods
- Job title
- Theatre Coordinator & ancillary staff manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 962530
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