Domestic Assistant

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

• 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.

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 Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:

• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Clinical Engineering and 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 responsibilities

• Periodical / Specialist Cleaning
• Shampooing Carpets / Furniture.
• Changing of Cubicle / Window Curtains where applicable
• Special / Intensive Cleaning at Supervisors request.
• Thorough clean of Bed, Locker, Bed table etc. following patient discharge where applicable.
• Special Cleaning of Infectious / Infected Areas. (HPV)
• Window cleaning where applicable
• Ensure all equipment is cleaned and correctly stored

Person specification

Knowledge & 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 unpleasant spillages

Desirable

• Unsupervised working
• Understand the need to exercise confidentiality, sensitivity and have an awareness of the demands placed on Cleaning Services staff

Qualifications

Desirable

• NVQ Level 1 or 2 in Cleaning and Support Services.
• BICSc