Job summary
To contribute to patient care by ensuring cleaning services are delivered in a professional, helpful and friendly manner by providing a high standard of cleanliness to Wards, Departments, Residences and Offices in the Trust and associated buildings.
Main duties of the job
A vacancy has arisen for a Domestic Assistant based at our new Community Diagnosis Centre at Broad Street Plaza, Halifax, joining a small dedicated team, Responsible to the Community Supervisor, The role involves maintaining a high standard of cleaning in line with the Trust's cleaning protocols;
The successful candidates would preferably have cleaning experience, although full training will be provided.
The hours and shift patterns are:
Monday to Friday 6.00am-8.30am (12.5 hours per week)
Saturday and Sunday 6.00-8.30am (5 hours per week)
Please indicate on your application form which shift pattern you are applying for.
About us
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Medical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
- Fully managed estate and building maintenance
- Medical engineering/equipment maintenance/ decontamination
- Procurement advice, guidance and governance
- Capital project management
- Transport
- Grounds maintenance.
- Portering
- Catering
- Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Day to Day Cleaning
- Sweeping, Mopping, Scrubbing / Polishing Floors.
- Vacuum Cleaning of Carpets
- Damp Dusting / Polishing Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings etc.
- Cleaning of Sanitary Areas
- Replenish Paper Products, Soap etc.
- Disposal of Refuse
- Bed Making in Residence's and On Call Doctors Rooms, Where applicable
- Sort Linen / Maintain Linen Levels, Where applicable
Periodic / Specialists Cleaning
- Shampooing Carpets / Furniture
- Changing of Cubicle / Window Curtains where applicable
- Special / Intensive Cleaning at Supervisors request
- Thorough Clean of Bed, Locker, Bed Tables etc. following patient discharge where applicable
- Special Cleaning of infectious / infeted areas (HPV)
- Window Cleaning where applicable
- Ensure all Equipment is Cleaned and Correctly stored.
Kitchen Duties / Patient Services - Where applicable
- Collect in, wash and redistribute water jugs / tumblers
- Beverage preperation
- Collect in dirty crockery
- Maintain cleanliness of kitchen
Other Duties - Where applicable
- Estates Reporting
- Stores Ordering
- Attend all mandatory training, and role specific training as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Day to Day Cleaning
- Sweeping, Mopping, Scrubbing / Polishing Floors.
- Vacuum Cleaning of Carpets
- Damp Dusting / Polishing Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings etc.
- Cleaning of Sanitary Areas
- Replenish Paper Products, Soap etc.
- Disposal of Refuse
- Bed Making in Residence's and On Call Doctors Rooms, Where applicable
- Sort Linen / Maintain Linen Levels, Where applicable
Periodic / Specialists Cleaning
- Shampooing Carpets / Furniture
- Changing of Cubicle / Window Curtains where applicable
- Special / Intensive Cleaning at Supervisors request
- Thorough Clean of Bed, Locker, Bed Tables etc. following patient discharge where applicable
- Special Cleaning of infectious / infeted areas (HPV)
- Window Cleaning where applicable
- Ensure all Equipment is Cleaned and Correctly stored.
Kitchen Duties / Patient Services - Where applicable
- Collect in, wash and redistribute water jugs / tumblers
- Beverage preperation
- Collect in dirty crockery
- Maintain cleanliness of kitchen
Other Duties - Where applicable
- Estates Reporting
- Stores Ordering
- Attend all mandatory training, and role specific training as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understand the need for attention to detail.
Desirable
- Basic understanding of the Health Service and an awareness of National Standards of Cleanliness
Experience
Essential
- The ability to communicate well with staff, patients and members of the public
- Ability to deal with unpleasent spillages
Desirable
- Unsupervised working
- Understand the need to exercise confidently, sensitivity and have an awareness of the demands placed on Cleaning Servivces staff
Qualifications
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 or 2 in Cleaning and Support Services
- BICSc LTP
General
Essential
- Able to fulfill the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
- Must be eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to work in varous locations throughout the network of services provided by the company / CHFT
- A willingness to rotate all areas of work, within Cleaning Services
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understand the need for attention to detail.
Desirable
- Basic understanding of the Health Service and an awareness of National Standards of Cleanliness
Experience
Essential
- The ability to communicate well with staff, patients and members of the public
- Ability to deal with unpleasent spillages
Desirable
- Unsupervised working
- Understand the need to exercise confidently, sensitivity and have an awareness of the demands placed on Cleaning Servivces staff
Qualifications
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 or 2 in Cleaning and Support Services
- BICSc LTP
General
Essential
- Able to fulfill the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
- Must be eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to work in varous locations throughout the network of services provided by the company / CHFT
- A willingness to rotate all areas of work, within Cleaning Services
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.