Would you like to be part of a Team ensuring high standards of cleanliness are achieved for patients, visitors and staff? Are you passionate about service delivery and keen to develop in a role within a support setting? Do you want to go home at the end of your shift knowing you helped make your local hospital a great place to be cared for? If you have answered yes to any of the above then we want to hear from you! Here, employees and patients are at the heart of everything that we do. We have new exciting opportunities to join our Facilities department at Furness General Hospital as a Domestic Assistant to support the Trust in delivering a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. The role is 11.5 hours per week - 7.30a.m. - 1.45p.m. Saturday/Sunday. This post is internal to One LSC staff only.
Responsibilities
* To be responsible for a high standard of cleanliness in Clinical areas, public areas and external areas using the appropriate recognised cleaning methods.
* Responsible for identifying areas to be cleaned, planning and organising a cleaning programme with relevant ward or departmental staff, ensuring Patient, Staff and Visitor safety is not compromised.
* Operate cleaning equipment and machinery in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, ensuring it is in good clean working order and reporting faults immediately to a supervisor.
* Undertake deep cleans/isolation cleans following national and local guidelines.
* Carry out spot cleaning to ensure spillages and incidents are dealt with swiftly and efficiently, supported by Clinical staff as appropriate.
* To adhere to all relevant COSHH assessments and Safety Data Sheets when preparing, using and disposing of cleaning chemicals.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Requirements
* Evidence in good literacy and numeracy skills
* Possess or is willing to work towards a BIC's Qualification or equivalent NVQ Level 2
Desirable criteria
* Health and Safety
* Knowledge of COSHH, previous cleaning experience
* Ability to work on your own or in a team without direct supervision
* Knowledge of cleaning in a healthcare establishment
* Knowledge of the potential of cross contamination within a healthcare setting, ability to communicate clearly and effectively
* Ability to plan your own workload
* Be able to understand written and spoken instructions
* Be able to use heavy equipment on a regular basis
* Be able to handle hazardous cleaning chemicals on a regular basis
* Knowledge of infection control in the cleaning environment
Additional information
* Deal with a diverse range of people face to face
* Ability to communicate within a team and provide diverse feedback to colleagues and line managers
* Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc) – The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
* Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) – If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity, any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. If you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
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