Job summary

Main area

Estates and Facilities

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 2

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time
Flexible working

18 hours per week (3 positions available. Please see Job Overview for full details. Please specify on your application if you have a preferred shift.)

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Employer: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Town: Wigan
Salary: £22,383 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/07/2024 23:59

Domestic Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 2

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas.
To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.

To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.

To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties.

The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.

To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor.

Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system.
To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding importance of cleaning within a Hospital environment
Knowledge of using electrical cleaning equipment (vacuum, steam cleaner, buffer, floor scrubber -dryer, carpet cleaner)

Desirable criteria

Understanding of Infection Control precautions (hand washing, colour coding, PPE, hygiene)
Understanding of safe usage of chemicals (COSHH) and Health & Safety

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic Numeracy & Literacy required
Knowledge / understanding of cleaning and domestic assistant role
Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people and understand written and verbal communications
Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
Ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, i.e. move area, work Bank Holidays

Desirable criteria

Ability to use cleaning equipment, pull out beds to facilitate cleaning; handling refuse sacks; able to stand for long period of time
Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning and use software to book annual leave

Experience

Essential criteria

No previous experience required

Desirable criteria

Experience of cleaning within healthcare environment
Experience of working with public/customers

Qualifications

Essential criteria

No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction and additional training will be provided on infection control, COSHH, national cleaning standards, use of cleaning equipment/machinery and manual handling.

Desirable criteria

NVQ Level 1 & 2 or other recognised cleaning qualifications

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Recruitment Information for Candidates

Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.

On-Call

Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Continuous Service

WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Marta Marczak

Job title

Deputy Hotel Services Manager

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01942 822 092

Additional information

Sue Middleton Hotel Services Manager

Email: [email protected]

Tel:01942 822586

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Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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