Domestic Service Assistant - Ipswich, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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We are looking for a dynamic and flexible Domestic Service Assistant to join the facilities team at Walker Close based in Ipswich.

The role will involve cleaning of clinic rooms and communal areas within the clinic. Cleaning tasks will involve dusting, moping, hoovering etc. You will be required to follow standard processes and procedures as outlined by the trust.

Full training and uniform is provided

This post is for 10 hours per week.

Monday to Thursday 5.45 to 7.45Friday's 4pm to 6pm.

  • To ensure all areas are cleaned to the agreed standards and to work within the guidelines of COSHH
  • To ensure the standards of cleanliness meets the national specification of cleaning set out in the 2007 guidelines.
  • Maintain a clean, safe and pleasant environment to support day to day operations for patients, Trust staff, visitors and contractors to site.
  • To be aware and adhere to the Trust policies and procedures especially infection control

Everyday tasks will include:


  • Plan and organise your day, check cleaning schedules and tasks to be completed.
  • General cleaning: Dusting, hoovering, mopping, replenishing of stock, changing
bin bags, removing rubbish, cleaning and polishing internal glass, check cleans,
changing curtains, tidying up, completing paperwork, completing discharge and
infectious cleans, etc.

  • Every day task with specialised training.
  • Use of scrubbing machines for hard floor areas of different finishes.
  • Use of carpet cleaning for soft floor areas.


One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.

We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone.

Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.


To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.


If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

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