Job summary
An opportunity has arisen at our Portland Square building for a Domestic Assistant to join our Team. This will be a Part Time post working in the evenings (4pm to 8.00pm).
You are welcome to visit the site and meet the team who can answer any questions you may have.
If you require any help with your application, please contact us and we can arrange a time to complete this with you, alternatively you can email us your CV or questions to Solutionsworkforce@ntw.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
- Provide ancillary services using vacuum, cleaning products (having basic knowledge of COSHH regulations) and carpet cleaning services.
- Required to clean in areas where there are service users with challenging behaviour or severe communication difficulties. The post holder will ensure that work activity protects and maintains the safety and dignity of all service users.
- Ability to follow planned work schedules under the direction of Domestic supervisor, completing quality and frequency checks/other documentation as required.
- Able to use own initiative on routine cleaning issues and recognise potentially hazardous situations, taking appropriate corrective action, for example; reporting faulty electrical equipment.
- Ability to lift and manoeuvre a variety of equipment, e.g. trolleys, carpet cleaners, vacuum cleaners and floor polishing equipment.
- Completes quality/frequency checks and sheets and other documentation as required.
- Participate in internal and company staff surveys and cleaning audits as required.
- Ability to demonstrates cleaning procedures to new starters
- Flexibility around hours worked. There may also be a requirement to work in other facility departments to meet the needs of the service.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties, but is intended to give a general indication of the range of work undertaken
About us
NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from ethnic minorities, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.
We make a difference to people's lives and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Pay: Band A (£11.44 per hour)
We pay 25% enhancement, time and a quarter, on hours worked during a Saturday and Sunday.
We welcome your application.
Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Pay: Band A (£11.44 per hour)
We pay 25% enhancement, time and a quarter, on hours worked during a Saturday and Sunday.
We welcome your application.
Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms).
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- An ability to communicate well with others such as other colleagues, clinical staff, or patients
- An ability to be flexible and able to adapt to new or different working practices, or work in other departments to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work well as part of a team but also to work unsupervised
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 2 in Domestic Cleaning or willingness to work towards this
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of Cleaning
Experience
Essential
- Any previous cleaning experience is welcome but we will train you fully if you don't have any experience (it is an essential requirement of this job to either have experience or be willing to learn)
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- In order to follow safety notices and work with cleaning products you will need basic levels of literacy and numeracy (this is an essential requirement of this job)
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Desirable
- An ability to communicate well with others such as other colleagues, clinical staff, or patients
- An ability to be flexible and able to adapt to new or different working practices, or work in other departments to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work well as part of a team but also to work unsupervised
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 2 in Domestic Cleaning or willingness to work towards this
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of Cleaning
Experience
Essential
- Any previous cleaning experience is welcome but we will train you fully if you don't have any experience (it is an essential requirement of this job to either have experience or be willing to learn)
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- In order to follow safety notices and work with cleaning products you will need basic levels of literacy and numeracy (this is an essential requirement of this job)
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).
