Domestic Assistant - Chorley, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Chorley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Monday - Friday 7am - 2.30pm FIXED TERM ONLY 35HRS

Monday to Thursday 5pm to 10pm Friday 4pm - 9pm PERMANENT ONLY 25 HOURS

Someone once called our team the 'Backbone of our Hospitals' and it has certainly stuck We couldn't run our hospitals without you and the fantastic work you will do keeping our wards, departments and areas clean, tidy, reducing the risk of infections and effectively helping keep our staff well and our patients safe.

In a nutshell, your duties will include general cleaning of the wards, departments, public and staff areas, with your colleagues as part of our Domestic Team.

As you would expect, we do have set cleaning standards and NHS guidelines to work towards, so whilst there is no experience required, we will fully train you on all of this.

The work can be physically demanding and we don't shy away from this, however, we know that this will also be what motivates you.

Of course we want you to be friendly, reliable and conscientious as this role isn't just about vacuuming and cleaning, it's about being part of a whole team of staff working together to ensure the best environment for our patients to receive their treatments.

We know you will love the work you do, seeing how you make such a big impact in keeping everything ticking over smoothly, your dedication will shine through.

We want you to be proud to wear the purple coloured domestic assistant uniform, feeling a strong and vital part of our hospital team.

There are all sorts of training opportunities to ensure you have all the right knowledge to do the role and we actively encourage you to develop and support you to progress within the organization if that's what you are looking for

Communicate verbally with the Domestic Supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information about cleaning tasks and service needs.

Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand service needs.

Carry out cleaning duties in designated area of responsibility.

Take responsibility for the equipment held within area of work and designated cleaning room.

Assist with cleaning duties in any area of the organisation as required to support service delivery.

Maintain accurate and complete records of all cleaning activities.

Assist staff carrying out maintenance work on existing and new hard and soft floor coverings

Identify and report all equipment defects and stock shortages

Where work schedules indicate "clean kitchen areas" set following standards to maintain food safety.

Identify and report any potential risks within the working environment e.g. pest sightings or building environment faults.

Follow policies and procedures in relation to buildings security and access.

Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the domestic service.

Supporting new domestic services assistants using the department Buddy System.

Maintain and develop own competence for the Domestic Assistant role.

Removal and disposal of rubbish ready for collection.