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Job summary

Main area
Domestic
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week (Including early morning, evenings and weekends)
Job ref
362-A-24-6628282
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill
Town
Stockport
Salary
£23,615 per annum pro rata - New salary rate will be payable from October
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/10/2024 23:59

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Cleanroom Domestic

Band 2

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

A Cleanroom Domestic is required to carry out a range of cleaning duties as part of a busy team within the Pharmaceutical Production Unit. This will include working in the Aseptic, Sterile and Non-Sterile production units. All work is performed in a ‘clean-room’ environment, which requires changing into and working in specialised clothing and some confirmed areas.

There is a requirement to work early mornings, early evenings, weekends and bank holidays.  Working patterns will be discussed further at interview stage.

 

Main duties of the job

 Job Summary

To work as part of Stockport Pharmaceuticals production team.

This will involve carrying out the following duties.

  • The primary function is to clean the production unit’s ′clean rooms′ following the required training
  • To provide a high quality, efficient and effective support to the production team acting in a conscientious and professional manner ensuring the rooms are cleaned following the written procedures.

 

 

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Previous experience of working in a similar environment is desirable but not essential as comprehensive training will be provided.

Please be aware that this post involves no patient contact.

You must possess good communication skills, be, committed, and work well within a team. You must be flexible in approach to duties, prepared to work reasonable extended hours if needed and capable of physical effort to clean floors and ceilings. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Basic literacy + numercy
Desirable criteria
  • Hygiene qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of safe working practices
  • Awareness of different cleaning methods
  • Ability to follow a set of instructions / programme of work
Desirable criteria
  • Safe use of cleaning chemicals

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of domestic cleaning
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of cleanroom/ hospital cleaning
  • Experience wearing protective clothing
  • Experience adhering to COSHH

Job Specific

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates an enthusiastic approach
  • Good standard of application form completion
  • Available to work early mornings / afternoon / weekends and bank holidays ( working pattern will be discussed at interview and confirmed on appointment)
  • Physical effort-strength to manipulate floor, wall and ceiling cleaning equipment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Walker
Job title
PA to Head of Production / Office Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 5659
Additional information

For further information (not application forms), please contact

Andrew Singleton - Head of Production  0161 419 5920.

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