258670 - Domestic Assistant

NHS Scotland; Hospital; Presencial; CLP 23.170.000 - 30.893.000; Jornada completa

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Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Lanarkshire is hiring for a Domestic Services role focused on maintaining a safe, clean environment across premises. The role involves performing cleaning tasks, handling equipment, and adhering to infection prevention standards.

You will be trained on-site over 4–6 weeks, with emphasis on health and safety and risk assessment. The position offers a generous leave entitlement and career progression within the NHS pension framework.

Formación

• Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
• On the job training and induction typically take 4–6 weeks.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety including risk assessment.
• PAMOVA training level 1 and level 2 if identified after risk assessment.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake a range of cleaning tasks using machinery and cleaning appliances.
• Ensure cleaning meets required standards and report areas not cleaned to supervisor.
• Utilise cleaning materials in line with COSHH guidelines.
• Clean all equipment, furniture/fittings, and surfaces as per Daily Weekly Cleaning Schedules.
• Complete tasks allocated through the CAFM system.

Conocimientos

Cleaning standards

COSHH awareness

On-the-job training

Risk assessment

Herramientas

CAFM system

Descripción del empleo

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Provide domestic service to patients, staff and visitors of NHS Lanarkshire (NHSL) premises through the use of effective and efficient methods, which deliver a ‘safe’ and welcoming environment and meet the required NHSL and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) standards.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Undertake a range of cleaning tasks which require the use of machinery, equipment and cleaning appliances involving manual handling and lifting
• To ensure all cleaning is undertaken to the required standards and report to supervisor any areas not cleaned due to access issues etc
• Utilise cleaning materials and agents in keeping with Health & Safety responsibilities and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) guidelines.
• To undertake the full range of duties, cleaning all equipment, furniture/fittings and surfaces including the arm of the bedside communication systems, bed frames, patient chairs etc, as identified in the Daily Weekly Cleaning Schedules (DWCS)/ job schedules.
• To complete and comply with all tasks as requested and allocated through the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of cleaning standards and related procedures.
• Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
• Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
• Required to undertake PAMOVA training level 1 and level 2, if identified following a appropriate risk assessment

What We Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Tracy Anderson, Domestic Services Manager on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna.Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.

Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications.