Job summary
We have a number of different shifts available across the morning, day and evenings for Domestic Assistants in our new Royal Liverpool Hospital. The hourly pay is £11.45 per hour with enhancements for unsocial hours in line with NHS Terms and Conditions.
You will work as part of a team in the preparation and service of patients areas including cleaning to a high standard, our single en-suite bedrooms following patient discharges. You will work to NHS National Standards of Cleanliness (2021) ensuring that our patients are cared for in a clean, safe and secure environment. You may also be involved in the cleaning of clinics, theatres or any other non-occupied areas.
You will be required to undertake a wide range of cleaning and monitoring duties associated with maintaining a high standard of cleanliness ensuring that at all times, a high quality service provision is offered, maintaining Trust values.
If you have a passion for cleaning to high standards and value working as part of a team to keep patients safe, apply now.
For more information please contact Rachel Cloonan, Assistant Domestic Manager 0151 706 2042.
Main duties of the job
- Cleaning wards and clinics and offices to high standards.
- Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards.
- Adhering to infection control policy's and procedures
- Cleaning experience essential for all posts
- Cleaning external areas across the trust
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards within the hospital.
- Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
- Flexibility required
- Cleaning experience essential
- Working within domestic services department at Aintree site.
- Cleaning to high standards
- Adhering to polices and produces
- Different shifts and hours of work available within the department
- Overtime is also regularly available
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Cleaning wards and clinics to high standards within the hospital.
- Adhering to infection control polices and procedures
- Flexibility required
- Cleaning experience essential
- Working within domestic services department at Aintree site.
- Cleaning to high standards
- Adhering to polices and produces
- Different shifts and hours of work available within the department
- Overtime is also regularly available
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Previous Domestic experience
Desirable
- Previous healthcare environment experience
- Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
- Knowledge of colour coding systems
Knowledge
Essential
- A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
- Health and safety basic knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to work as part if a team
Other
Essential
- Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Previous Domestic experience
Desirable
- Previous healthcare environment experience
- Previous use of cleaning machinery, floor polishing machinery
- Knowledge of colour coding systems
Knowledge
Essential
- A general understanding of why cleanliness in a patient/healthcare environment is important
- Health and safety basic knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to work as part if a team
Other
Essential
- Willingness and ability to undertake further training as necessary
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
