Domestic Assistant - Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Someone once called our team the 'Backbone of our Hospitals' and it has certainly stuck! We couldn't run our hospitals without you and the fantastic work you will do keeping our wards, departments and areas clean, tidy, reducing the risk of infections and effectively helping keep our staff well and our patients safe.

To find out more about what it's like to work here as a Domestic Assistant, watch a quick video here.

Main duties of the job

In a nutshell, your duties will include general cleaning of the wards, departments, public and staff areas, with your colleagues as part of our Domestic Team. As you would expect, we do have set cleaning standards and NHS guidelines to work towards, so whilst there is no experience required, we will fully train you on all of this. The work can be physically demanding and we don't shy away from this, however, we know that this will also be what motivates you.

Of course we want you to be friendly, reliable and conscientious as this role isn't just about vacuuming and cleaning, it's about being part of a whole team of staff working together to ensure the best environment for our patients to receive their treatments.

We know you will love the work you do, seeing how you make such a big impact in keeping everything ticking over smoothly, your dedication will shine through. We want you to be proud to wear the purple coloured domestic assistant uniform, feeling a strong and vital part of our hospital team.

There are all sorts of training opportunities to ensure you have all the right knowledge to do the role and we actively encourage you to develop and support you to progress within the organization if that's what you are looking for!

About us

We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

19 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

438-PB1150

Job locations

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital

Preston road

Chorley

PR7 1PP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicate verbally with the Domestic Supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information about cleaning tasks and service needs.
Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand service needs.
Carry out cleaning duties in designated area of responsibility.
Take responsibility for the equipment held within area of work and designated cleaning room.
Assist with cleaning duties in any area of the organisation as required to support service delivery.
Maintain accurate and complete records of all cleaning activities.
Assist staff carrying out maintenance work on existing and new hard and soft floor coverings
Identify and report all equipment defects and stock shortages
Where work schedules indicate clean kitchen areas set following standards to maintain food safety.
Identify and report any potential risks within the working environment e.g. pest sightings or building environment faults.
Follow policies and procedures in relation to buildings security and access.
Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the domestic service.
Supporting new domestic services assistants using the department Buddy System.
Maintain and develop own competence for the Domestic Assistant role.
Removal and disposal of rubbish ready for collection.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicate verbally with the Domestic Supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information about cleaning tasks and service needs.
Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand service needs.
Carry out cleaning duties in designated area of responsibility.
Take responsibility for the equipment held within area of work and designated cleaning room.
Assist with cleaning duties in any area of the organisation as required to support service delivery.
Maintain accurate and complete records of all cleaning activities.
Assist staff carrying out maintenance work on existing and new hard and soft floor coverings
Identify and report all equipment defects and stock shortages
Where work schedules indicate clean kitchen areas set following standards to maintain food safety.
Identify and report any potential risks within the working environment e.g. pest sightings or building environment faults.
Follow policies and procedures in relation to buildings security and access.
Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the domestic service.
Supporting new domestic services assistants using the department Buddy System.
Maintain and develop own competence for the Domestic Assistant role.
Removal and disposal of rubbish ready for collection.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Good general education to GCSE standard

Desirable

NVQ or other recognised cleaning qualification
COSHH Certificate
Health & Safety qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Cleaning experience
Experience working with the public

Desirable

Experience of using electrical cleaning equipment i.e. vacuum cleaners, scrubber dryers, floor buffing equipment
Previous experience of dealing with people/working in a multi skilled environment
Previous NHS experience in a similar role
Knowledge of National Standards of Cleaning and NHS colour coding

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Good general education to GCSE standard

Desirable

NVQ or other recognised cleaning qualification
COSHH Certificate
Health & Safety qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Cleaning experience
Experience working with the public

Desirable

Experience of using electrical cleaning equipment i.e. vacuum cleaners, scrubber dryers, floor buffing equipment
Previous experience of dealing with people/working in a multi skilled environment
Previous NHS experience in a similar role
Knowledge of National Standards of Cleaning and NHS colour coding

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.