- Provide ancillary services using vacuum, cleaning products (having basic knowledge of COSHH regulations) and carpet cleaning services.
- Required to clean in areas where there are service users with challenging behaviour or severe communication difficulties. The post holder will ensure that work activity protects and maintains the safety and dignity of all service users.
- Ability to follow planned work schedules under the direction of Domestic supervisor, completing quality and frequency checks/other documentation as required.
- Able to use own initiative on routine cleaning issues and recognise potentially hazardous situations, taking appropriate corrective action, for example; reporting faulty electrical equipment.
- Ability to lift and manoeuvre a variety of equipment, trolleys, carpet cleaners, vacuum cleaners and floor polishing equipment.
- Completes quality/frequency checks and sheets and other documentation as required.
- Participate in internal and company staff surveys and cleaning audits as required.
- Ability to demonstrates cleaning procedures to new starters
- Flexibility around hours worked. There may also be a requirement to work in other facility departments to meet the needs of the service.
- Knowledge of cleaning and COSHH procedures
- Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
- NVQ 2 in Domestic Cleaning or willingness to work towards this
- Previous experience of Cleaning
Domestic Assistant - Workington, United Kingdom - NTW Solutions Limited
Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Part Time Domestic Assistant to join our team at Park Lane Clinic, Cumbria.
This post will be offered as Maternity Cover (Fixed Term for 9 months with potential for 12 months), working 15 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
This is not an exhaustive list of duties, but is intended to give a general indication of the range of work undertaken
About us
NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from ethnic minorities, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.
We make a difference to people's lives and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Pay: Band A (£ per hour)
We pay 25% enhancement, time and a quarter, on hours worked during a Saturday and Sunday.
We welcome your application.
Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms).
If you currently work for NTW Solutions on AfC terms and and conditions, you will be given the choice to retain these or move onto NTW Solutions terms and conditions. Please note that the above advertised salary will not apply if you choose to remain on AfC.
Person SpecificationKnowledge and Skills
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Desirable