Main area domestic assistant Grade Band A (£12.92 per hour) Contract Fixed term: 12 months (5 days incl weekends and BH) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend and bank holiday working)
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Domestic Assistant
Band A (£12.92 per hour)
Our team of domestics keeps buildings clean and tidy and provides a great service to patients, visitors and staff. You may be cleaning a hospital ward, patient bedroom, office areas or corridors.
As a service provider to the NHS, your work supports better patient care and you will need to take pride in what you do and complete tasks to a high standard.
Job overview
Clean hospital areas such as wards, shared spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms, offices, public corridors, and support infection prevention and control.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out a range of cleaning tasks in offices, public areas, shared spaces on wards, bedrooms and bathrooms.
- Dust walls, ceilings, curtain rails; polish furniture; hay dust and polish items; vacuum carpets; mop floors.
- Follow instructions, follow a routine work schedule and carry out duties often without supervision.
- Work respectfully and compassionately with patients and staff, especially in community buildings with mental health illness, learning disabilities or brain injuries.
- Use equipment and cleaning products safely, adhering to COSHH rules and infection prevention and control requirements.
- Complete paperwork such as quality checks and other required documentation.
- Assist with cleaning audits, surveys and inspections.
- Participate in training and stay up to date with company communications.
- Respect equality, diversity and inclusion, and demonstrate company values of caring, compassion, respect and honesty.
Person specification
Experience
- Any previous cleaning experience is welcome but you must be willing to learn if you have none.
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to lift and move equipment such as trolleys, polishing equipment and hoovers.
- Adherence to standards, procedures and prioritising instructions.
- Flexibility to adapt to new or different working practices or move between departments.
- Effective communication with colleagues, clinical staff and patients.
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.
- Capacity to work alongside patients who may display challenging or upsetting behaviour.
- Meet the physical mobility requirements of the job.
Education and Qualifications
- Basic literacy and numeracy to follow safety notices and work with cleaning products.
Benefits
Pay: Band A (£12.92 per hour). 25% enhancement, time and a quarter, on hours worked during Saturday and Sunday.
We provide a good rate of pay, pension, discounts, health & wellbeing support and a range of benefits.
EEO statement
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, those who are unemployed or out of work, or those who have served in the armed forces.
Other information
All jobs will be appointed on NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions, not NHS/A4C terms. New starters not already in the NHS Pension scheme will be enrolled into a NEST pension. DBS clearance is required prior to commencement. Applicants must state their immigration status and expiry dates. External applicants will be subject to a six‑month probationary period. This advert is under the authority of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
